Healthy Eating Resources for Primary School Teachers
All healthy eating resources for primary school teachers are available to view or download below.
Resources
- Taste buds - safefood.net
- Healthy lunchboxes - safefood.net
- MediaWise - safefood.net
- Nutrition standards for school meals - gov.ie
- A good practice guide to school food initiatives - safefood.net
- A good practice guide for breakfast clubs - safefood.net
Programmes
There are a few available programmes designed to promote healthy eating in Ireland.
Food dudes
Food Dudes is an evidence based healthy eating programme. It aims to encourage children to eat fresh fruit and vegetables.
School milk scheme
This is asubsidised scheme by the National Dairy Council that provides a daily fresh portion of milk to children at a very affordable price.
Incredible Edibles
Incredible Edibles is a healthy eating initiative for primary school pupils.
It encourages schools to grow:
- carrots
- lettuce
- potatoes
- strawberries
- turnips
- herbs
Schools are supplied with grow packs that contain everything needed to grow food.
School Meals Scheme
School Meals Scheme is operated by the Department of Social Protection. It provides funding towards provision of food services in DEIS schools.
Schools involved in this scheme have to adhere to the Nutritional standards for school meals.
Supporting parents in promoting healthy eating
The START campaign is a public awareness campaign for parents.
It provides advice on:
- healthy snacks
- treats
- menu planning
- a selection of recipes
Dental Health Foundation
The Dental Health Foundation have postcards and posters for teachers about oral health. They offer tooth and diet promotion advice and tips for children 2 to 7, 8 to 12 and 13 to 17 years old.
They are free to order.