Exhibit j(1)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information constituting part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 50 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Variable Insurance Products Fund: Equity-Income Portfolio, Growth Portfolio, High Income Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, and Overseas Portfolio, of our report dated February 9, 2001 on the financial statements and financial highlights included in the December 31, 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders of Equity-Income Portfolio, Growth Portfolio, High Income Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, and Overseas Portfolio.

We further consent to the references to our Firm under the headings "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectuses and "Auditors" in the Statement of Additional Information.

____________________________	/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 24, 2001