A healthy food diet is a life eating plan rather than a short term fad diet (fad diets do not work because your body does not get all its required nutrients and you end up with hunger pangs and cravings).

Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins and liquid are all essential for our body to work it's best. A good selection of vegetables, fruits, grains and proteins is necessary and eating regular meals rather than just one huge one is better for you.

Eating well reduces the risk of illnesses such as cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease. A poor diet can result in obesity, lethargy and spotty skin. A big factor in overall healthy is healthy weight maintenance which a healthy food diet promotes.

The body works like a machine in a way ? if you put good, healthy foods in, it will look and perform better.

Examples of healthy foods include vegetables, fruit, meat, fish, nuts and whole grain products.

Foods containing carbohydrates which raise your blood sugar abruptly (like white bread, donuts or instant mashed potato) will cause a sharp energy spike followed by a rapid drop. This makes you hungry again soon after eating, rather than satisfying you. This makes you crave more unhealthy food.

Not being a good cook or not having the time is not an excuse! It is possible to have healthy food delivered to your door, either fresh ingredients or prepared meals.

You can also make a batch of healthy stew or a stir fry and refrigerate or freeze the remainder to quickly heat through for another day when you have less time. If you have eaten mainly frozen dinners in the past, you might find you actually enjoy cooking and being creative! It can be a lot of fun to experiment with cooking.

Because a good diet should be balanced, you can still have treats.

It is a bad idea to deprive yourself totally of your favorite foods so the occasional slice of chocolate cake is fine. You don't need to cut anything out completely. You can, however, make good choices and substitute one food choice for another.

Changes should be made gradually. You can begin by introducing more fresh fruit and vegetables into your diet, and perhaps swapping white processed bread for a whole grain bread.

If you normally deep fry a lot of food, try baking or grilling it instead.

Take the foods you like and start to read the labels. You just might be surprised at all the added junk in the form of salt, sugars and unnecessary fillers they put in your food.

Your body gets used to a new eating regime within a couple of weeks so you will find you don't miss eating all the junk foods you did before. For you to be in good health and stay in good health a healthy food diet is an absolute must.