Food safety and healthy eating on the island of Ireland

Check your cereal

Fnd out what's really in your family's favourite cereal - and find better options for everyday breakfasts.

Cereal checker

Read Food safety and slow cookers Slow cookers are perfectly safe as long as they are used correctly.

Read Eat well on shift work Working shifts makes it hard to keep healthy and regular eating patterns.

Read No time to cook? Master these food planning hacks to always have healthy food to hand

Read Why we need fibre in our diet Getting enough fibre helps lower our risk of heart disease, diabetes and weight gain.

Read How healthy are air fryers? That depends, say our nutritionists.

Recipes

20 pasta favourites

Pasta is the perfect base for all kinds of proteins, vegetables and sauces - and a firm family favourite in all its forms.

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Roasted vegetable pasta

A delicious pasta dish packed with a range of roasted vegetables! A tasty veggie meal for the whole family.

Spaghetti with spinach and lemon crème fraiche sauce

Add some zest to your spaghetti with this tasty and nutritious spinach and lemon crème fraiche sauce.

Pasta with salmon and peas

This quick and easy dinner recipe is also healthy and delicious, what more could you want from a meal! This recipe is also great for other types of fish such as mackerel or even prawns.

Neven Maguire's turkey, rocket and pine nut pasta

This is a quick, easy and delicious way of using leftover turkey meat

Pasta Siciliana

This Italian favourite makes a great family meal.

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Food Safety

From storing food safely to preparing and cooking food

Read 'Best before' and 'Use by' dates

What's the difference? Treat Best Before as a guideline and Use By as a deadline

Watch Speak up about food allergies

Whether you’re eating out or ordering in, don’t hesitate to ask a food business about food allergens and any risk of cross-contamination.

Listen The 5 second rule: fact or fiction?

The 5 second rule is a long-fabled belief that if you drop some food on the floor and scoop it up quickly it’s safe to eat. But is it? And where did the rule come from?