Follow the effortless diet dos and don'ts and stay trim AND interesting!

Do

Swap fizzy drinks for fruit juice. This will help you on your way to the recommended five portions of fruit and veg a day.

• Make sure that fruit not chocolate is nearby. Put it in your school bag, where you watch television & by your homework place.
• Drink plenty of water Models recommend two litres a day. Maybe not just before you go to bed though.
• Know the facts. The essentials of a healthy diet are fruit and veg, (for vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and fibre), meat, fish, beans or pulses, (for protein), dairy or soya milk, (for calcium), pasta or rice, (for carbohydrates), and the occasional bit of chocolate (for a treat).

• Skip breakfast. EVER. You need breakfast in order to function properly in the morning. Research shows that teens who skip breakfast do worse in tests.
• Deny yourself chocolate, crisps and sweets. You'll only want them more.
• Use extra big or extra small bowls or plates. You'll get confused about the size of the portions you're eating.
• Go for faddy diets. Healthy eating should be a habit not a fad. Complicated diets that advise skipping major food groups (see above for the essentials of a healthy diet) are not only TOO MUCH EFFORT they could be bad for you too. Skip these diets instead.