Avoid nibbling on sweet food like cakes, biscuits, sweets, lollipops and chocolates. Hungry? then go for carrots, cucumbers or apples instead of sweetened foods.

Stay slim, keep the weight off with a healthy diet & exercise

A diet based on starchy foods such as rice and pasta, with plenty of fruit and vegetables, some protein rich foods such as meat, fish and lentils, and some milk and dairy foods (and not too much fat, salt or sugar) will give you all the nutrients that you need.

When it comes to a healthy diet, balance is the key to getting it right. This means eating a wide variety of foods in the right proportions.

But achieving that balance in modern life can be tricky. After a long day, it can be tempting to grab the first ready meal on the supermarket shelf, which is OK occasionally. But the nutritional labels on these foods show that many ready meals contain high levels of fat, added sugar and salt. If you eat ready meals too often, they'll upset the balance in your diet.