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Healthy eating and weight

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4,000 – that’s the number of people in Northern Ireland each year who die prematurely. That adds up to 61,000 years of life lost unnecessarily, with some groups affected much more than others.

Are you packing a healthy lunch? (English and Irish translation)

This booklet is designed to improve pupils' nutrition and implement healthier eating and drinking practices. It contains practical tips for parents, carers and children on how to pack an appetising, healthy lunchbox.

Getting a good start: healthy eating from one to five (English and translations)

This booklet outlines advice on many key nutritional issues for children aged one to five. It includes information on how to provide a healthy, balanced diet for this age group, guidance on suitable snacks and drinks, feeding a vegetarian child, vitamin supplements and iron, making the most of mealtimes and how to deal with fussy eaters. This has been updated to include new advice on halving small fruits and vegetables like grapes and cherry tomatoes. (Note: translations are of the 2007 version.)

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