How To Guides

Safefood

Eating a healthy diet is not about strict limitations, staying unrealistically thin, or depriving yourself of the foods you love. Rather, it’s about feeling great, having more energy, improving your health, and boosting your mood.

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Useful resources

This course is aimed at practice nurses and aims to explain the science behind the...
We all have good and bad days but what and when we eat can influence our mood, energy,...
Fun, fast food for less. This is a practical six-week nutrition programme aimed at...
This course is about eating well and keeping healthy if you’re staying at home more since...
Your dietitian will look at any food and drink provision for staff including: canteen or...
We all have good and bad days but what and when we eat can influence our mood, energy,...
Cancer Focus NI, Keeping Well vans are mobile drop-in units which bring health checks,...
Vital Nutrition’s Healthy Shift Workers workshop provides employees with a practical plan...
This course will provide you with some information about sport and exercise nutrition –...
BDA will enrich your events with food demos, health and nutrition check-ups, competitions...
We all have good and bad days but what and when we eat can influence our mood, energy,...
Vital Nutrition’s Jane McClenaghan is known for her down-to-earth, practical approach to...
Fat is an essential nutrient in our diet but may often be thought about negatively and...
We will enrich your events with food demos, health and nutrition check-ups, competitions...
Certified by the AfN. This course is for those with an interest in nutrition and would be...
Vital Nutrition specialises in developing bespoke, tailor made nutritional programmes to...
This course is for midwives and aims to explain the science behind the different types of...
We all have good and bad days but what and when we eat can influence our mood, energy,...
Cancer Focus NI can provide a wide range of presentations to meet the needs of your...
This course will provide you with the basic nutrition knowledge and practical tools...
Taste Buds is a resource that helps children aged 8 to 11 enjoy learning about the...
Do you want to eat in a way that helps you reach your ideal weight, gives you boundless...
We all have good and bad days but what and when we eat can influence our mood, energy,...
The Quick Fit programme offers positive steps to improve your health through diet and...
This course is aimed at pharmacists and aims to explain the science behind the different...
This course will provide you with the basic knowledge to help you adopt a healthier and...
Your Work Ready dietitian will visit your organisation. They will ask what you want, see...
We all have good and bad days but what and when we eat can influence our mood, energy,...
Are you often too tired to cook? Not organised enough to have breakfast and lunch sorted...
This course would be of particular use to health professionals and students wanting to...
We will enrich your events with food demos, health and nutrition check-ups, competitions...
We all have good and bad days but what and when we eat can influence our mood, energy,...
Here at Vital Nutrition, we work with schools all over Northern Ireland to help inspire...
This course provides caterers, food service providers and catering students with the...
We all have good and bad days but what and when we eat can influence our mood, energy,...
Vital Nutrition offers a complete range of corporate health and workplace wellbeing...
Certified by the AfN. This course is for those who already have a basic knowledge of...
MediaWise is a FREE media literacy resource, designed by primary school teachers and...
Develop healthier eating habits, be more active, and get on track to start losing weight...
Our free Easy Meals app is a great way to eat foods that are healthier for you. You’ll...
Food diary, exercise tracker and diet coach
Nutrition scanner
Use this calculator to check your body mass index (BMI) and find out if you are a healthy weight. Or, use it to check your child's BMI centile.