Exhibit (j)(1)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information in Post-Effective Amendment No. 57 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 reports dated February 12, 2004 on the financial statements and financial highlights included in the December 31, 2003 Annual Reports to Shareholders of the above referenced funds.

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

____________________________	/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2004