Nutrition - recommendations from the Directorate of Health

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Educational materials on nutrition and diet for people working with children aged 6-12:

All the main information for parents and guardians can be found at Heilsuvera.is (Icelandic)

Official dietary recommendations

Children's nutrition is essential and lays the foundation for a good relationship with food. What we eat affects our health and well-being, both now and in the future. Healthy food is essential for average growth and development.

Dietary recommendations (Icelandic) are for adults and children from the age of 2; there, you can find a wide range of information and advice on healthy foods. The recommendations emphasise the diet as a whole rather than individual nutrients, that people eat various foods in reasonable amounts, have regular meals, and enjoy eating. There are good suggestions on how to follow the recommendations daily. Eating healthy doesn't have to be complicated.

On the Office's website, you can also find information on:

• Recommended Daily Doses and adequate intake of Vitamins and Minerals (Icelandic)

• Vitamin D

• Vegetarian diet

• Vegan diet

Handbook for primary school canteens

In the handbook for primary school canteens, you can find a wide range of information on a diet relevant to staff working with children. In addition to information on nutrition and healthy eating, there is also an emphasis on the food environment and its importance. The setting creates good eating habits, so creating a calm and pleasant atmosphere with plenty of time to feed and enjoy is essential. The handbook contains information on:

• The food environment

• The health and composition of the food

• Menu

• Special diet

• Shopping

• Safe food

Health-promoting primary schools

The health-promoting primary school supports schools in systematic health-promoting activities. This includes creating a school environment that promotes pupils' and staff's mental, physical, and social health and well-being in cooperation with families and the local community. One of the health-promoting primary school checklists covers nutrition and diet.

All primary schools can participate in health-promoting primary schools free of charge.