1. Eat healthily

    Snacks can be part of a balanced diet of fat, protein, carbohydrates and fibre including plenty of fruit and vegetables. Find out how to make some simple changes for the better.
    Enjoy a healthy balance

  2. Keep active

    Exercise has many benefits we all know that! It’s just a case of finding what suits you. Get some ideas here.
    Step to it

  3. Enjoy the taste

    Find out more about the snacks you enjoy as part of a balanced lifestyle.
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  • Fitness & fun
  • What's a balanced diet?
  • Snacks to suit you

Fitness & fun

Active lifestyle

From taking those first steps towards fitness all the way through to team sports. There are plenty of ways to get the whole family involved. Exercise really can be a walk in the park with our suggestions on how to get going.

Cleaning burns calories, mowing the lawn even more! Find out how you can go about cleaning away calories


What’s a balanced diet

Balanced diet

A balanced diet should be made up of the five main food groups. A balance over a day or a week is fine.

Find out the important food facts via our straightforward explanations.

Healthy Lunchboxes

How do you pack a healthy lunchbox that your children can enjoy. Try some suggestions from our expert nutritionist.

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Snacks to suit you

Time out for a snack

Find out how snacks can be part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle and help keep your energy levels up. Need some brain food?



United Biscuits (UB) is a leading manufacturer of biscuits and snacks, including McVitie’s biscuits, Jaffa Cakes, Hula Hoops, McCoy’s, Skips and KP Nuts.

UB aims to provide consumers with a range of tasty, high quality snack foods all of which can be accommodated within a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle. Along with the rest of the food industry, UB recognises the concerns about obesity and is working hard to be part of the solution.

UB’s perspective