Healthy eating resources to support parents

Healthy eating resources to support parents

All schools are encouraged to advocate a consistent message about healthy eating. This means all food and drink provided and consumed within the
education setting should be nutritious and of good quality. School meals are a great choice,
however if parents decide to provide a packed lunch, or morning break or snack, the following
guidance may be useful for healthy eating tips and ideas.
The ‘Are you Packing a Healthy Lunch?’, ‘Healthy Breaks for Schools’ and ‘Healthy Choices’
resources are all available at the following links should you wish to send them to parents
through your usual communication channels

• Are you packing a healthy lunch?

• Healthy breaks for schools

• Healthy Choices – Choose wisely: advice for
parents on nutrition and activity for primary school
children
Finally, the Public Health Agency, in partnership with Health & Social Care Trust dietetic
teams, are running a series of nutrition webinars including sessions on healthy lunchbox and
snack ideas, which parents may find useful. For further details and joining instructions please
check the PHA social media channels. If the dates/times don’t suit or you would like to find out
more about other nutrition topics, pre-recorded sessions are available to watch on the Public
Health Dietitians - YouTube channel.