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The Eatwell Guide is a policy tool used to define government recommendations on eating healthily and achieving a balanced diet.
1. About the Eatwell Guide The Eatwell Guide, defines the government’s…
Outlines the provisions of the Advertising (Less Healthy Food Definitions and Exemptions) Regulations 2024 which will come into force on 1 October 2025.
Summary This guidance has been developed to assist those affected by the…
Example menus and useful guidance for early years settings to help meet the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements for food and drink.
Provides support to businesses on nutrition related requirements of the EU Food Information for Consumers regulation (EU FIC).
Guidance on running the National Child Measurement Programme, which collects the height and weight of reception and year 6 children across England every year.
Outlines the provisions of the Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021, and provides assistance in understanding and applying them.
Sets out the government's quality standards for children, young people and maternity standards.
A guide and set of resources to support local authorities with implementing a whole systems approach to address obesity and promote a healthy weight.
This guidance gives step-by-step support for businesses on developing a 'Front of Pack' (FoP) nutrition label.
Guidance to support secondary school teachers deliver food teaching in schools.
Guidance to support primary school teachers deliver food teaching in schools.
How local authorities' public health and planning teams can promote healthy weight environments.
A technical report outlining guidelines for industry, 2017 baseline calorie levels and next steps.
Information for NHS and public health professionals focusing on the life course approach which aims to give people fairer life chances.
Guidance to help health and social care professionals and family members support people with learning disabilities to lose weight.
Guidance to help health professionals, social care staff and family members prevent and manage constipation in someone with learning disabilities.
This toolkit helps local authorities and businesses to provide and promote healthier options for food eaten away from home.
Government 5 a day logo licensing guidelines and application forms.
Information for local authorities in England about the grant, which will support local authorities to commission weight management services in 2021 to 2022.
Training tools providing evidence-based healthy weight messages for the public health workforce to use in discussions with children, young people and families.
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