Whether it’s at home, at school or online, there’s a lot of talk about food and eating. Eat this, don’t eat that… all these different messages about food can be really confusing, especially when they seem to change all the time.

Because of all these mixed messages, it can be hard to know what “healthy” really means. If you asked 10 different people, you’d probably get 10 different answers!

To help you out, we asked some nutrition experts for their top tips on fueling your body to keep it happy and healthy.

Human bodies are pretty clever. They can tell us when we’re hungry and when we’re full, let us know what foods we feel like eating, and make sure we eat a wide variety of foods. They’ve got it all figured out!

Since our bodies are so smart, we’re allowed to trust ourselves and eat the foods our body wants. When we listen to our body’s signals, we actually end up eating just the right amount to fuel our body, eat more fruits and veggies, and get the mix of foods we need to provide us with nutrients. Our brains love it too!

When we eat in this way, instead of following rules about what we ‘should’ be eating, we have enough fuel to keep growing, do all the things we love, pay attention at school and even fight off sicknesses and heal injuries. See, we told you human bodies are clever!