This year Public Health England has spent over £40 million of taxpayers money telling Brits what they can and cannot eat, drink and do in their leisure time. Using these warnings and guidelines, the TaxPayers' Alliance has calculated what a Public Health England approved Christmas lunch would look like.
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Following the nutritional guidelines set by Public Health England, an adult male could consume the following on Christmas Day:
| Items | Approved amount |
| Breakfast | |
| Smoked Salmon | 75 grams |
| Eggs | 1 egg |
| Bread | 1 slice |
| Butter | 5 grams |
| Advent calendar chocolate | Quarter of a fun size Mars bar |
| Lunch | |
| Turkey | 125 grams |
| Gravy | 56.25 grams |
| Boiled potatoes | Half serving |
| Pigs in blankets | One quarter chipolata |
| Sprouts | 25 grams |
| Broccoli | 25 grams |
| Carrots | 25 grams |
| Parsnips | 25 grams |
| Dessert | |
| Christmas pudding | Tenth of a serving |
| Brandy cream | 15 millilitres |
| Brie | 30 grams |
| Stilton | 15 grams |
| Nuts | 30 grams |
| Pate | 30 grams |
| Crisps | 30 grams |
| Mince pie | Twentieth of a mince pie |
| Custard | Twentieth of a serving |
| Goose fat (cooking) | 15 grams |
| Additional salt (cooking) | None |
| Drinks | |
| Orange juice | Tenth of a glass |
| Wine | Three quarters of a glass |
| Champagne | Quarter of a glass |
| G&T | Quarter of a glass |
| Port | Quarter of a glass |
| Brandy | Quarter of a glass |
| Dinner | |
| Turkey sandwich | Half a sandwich |
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