All our food and fitness challenges

How to switch to a vegan diet

How easy is it to go vegan? Marianne Voyle, BBC Good Food senior sub-editor and self-confessed cheese addict gave it a go. She shares tips for following a vegan diet and how she cut out animal products.

Be inspired by our vegan recipes, including barley and broccoli risotto with lemon and basil, vegan chilli and sweet potato curry.

How to reduce food packaging

Find out the best tips and tricks for reducing food waste and minimising packaging, and try our two-week packaging challenge.

Discover our clever leftover recipes, like curried chicken and rice soup and leftover lamb and potato pie. Plus, make the most of your meals with our guide on how to use up leftovers.

What we discovered buying only local produce

How easy is it to do all your food shopping from local suppliers? Read what happened when our deputy chief sub-editor bought exclusively local produce for two weeks.

Want to give it a go? Check our seasonal calendar for what to eat and when.

How to reduce food waste

Lots of households want to reduce their food waste, but how easy is it in practice? Learn more about how we reduce food waste, and how Keith Kendrick, magazines editor, dad and food-lover, took to the challenge.

10 tips for going vegetarian

Want to try the vegetarian diet? Read up on 10 things you should be aware of before trying vegetarianism yourself, from packing in the protein to planning ahead for big events, we have lots to make it easy.

Get cooking with our vegetarian recipes, there's mushroom curry, aubergine traybake and tomato risotto for you to enjoy.

10 things you should know before giving up sugar

If you're trying to cut down on the sweet stuff, read up on what we discovered after eight weeks of no sugar. Be warned, there are some strange side effects but the good news is the cravings can be conquered.

Check out our helpful guide for all you need to know about sugar. Browse our lower sugar recipes to get you started. Try our lighter chicken pie, sugar-free lemon drizzle cake and spicy meatballs with black beans.

8 things I wish I'd known before running a marathon

From meal-planning to hydration, if you're planning on running a marathon you need keen runner Sophie Godwin's guide to marathon preparation.

Visit our marathon training section for more expert advice, inspiration and meal plans.

5 things you find out when you get a fitness tracker

Keen to try out a fitness tracker for yourself? Discover how we got on when we tried out wearable technology.

Discover what is the best exercise for weight loss, how much exercise you should do each day and the benefits of exercise on our mental health. We also reviewed the best sleep trackers.

11 things you find out when you start eating 10-a-day

Want to up your fruit and veg intake? We tried eating 10-a-day for seven days to find out whether it's achievable. Join us on the journey.

Check out our wholesome 5-a-day recipes and get to grips with what counts as your 5-a-day.

What food challenges would you like to see our team try out next? Let us know in the comments section below...

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