Food and Nutrition Strategy

About the framework

Jersey's Food and Nutrition Framework aims to help Islanders improve the way they eat.

To develop the framework we:

consulted stakeholders and members of the public
mapped the local food system
reviewed and appraised the evidence on available interventions to understand what works

Nutritious and Delicious: A Jersey Food and Nutrition Framework

The framework replaces the Food and Nutrition Strategy.

To develop the framework we:

consulted stakeholders and members of the public
mapped the local food system
reviewed and appraised the evidence on available interventions to understand what works

Food and Nutrition Strategy technical document

Food and nutrition discussion groups report

Applying systems thinking to inform the Food and Nutrition Strategy

Programmes to support healthy nutrition

We offer various programmes and services to support you and your family with healthy nutrition.

Family Food and Fitness

Family Food and Fitness is a free programme that can help you and your family around diet and exercise. It aims to support long-term behaviour changes with a combination of:

cooking classes
sports
other fun activities

It's a 12-week programme led by registered dietitians and qualified physical activity specialists. It can be accessed by your whole family.

Family Food and Fitness

Food for Thought

This is a behaviour change programme to help your child develop taste and liking for a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. The programme is carried out in schools and your child learns about healthy nutrition using:

role modelling
fun and educational rewards
repetition

Similar programmes were adopted by hundreds of primary schools in Ireland, the UK and elsewhere where it achieved positive health-related outcomes for children taking part.

Primary school meals partnership (Flourish)

We’re working to provide a daily lunch service in some primary schools as an alternative to lunch boxes.

Meals are balanced, nutritious and dietitian-approved. They aim to support children with their:

learning
healthy growth
positive health outcomes later in life

Talk to your child's school or contact us for more details about the programme.

If your child goes to a school where Caring Cooks provide school meals, you can find more details in the sign up letter.

Primary school meals sign up letter in English

Primary school meals sign up letter in Portuguese

Primary school meals sign up letter in Romanian

Primary school meals sign up letter in Polish

Whole-school food policies

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends that a whole school approach is adopted in each school for the early prevention of obesity and diet-related disease. This means having an approach that involves all parts of the school and stakeholders including:

teachers
parents
children
Public Health

Together we can commit and work to develop prevention initiatives. These can include guidance for parents or implementing a school's healthy snack policies.

Healthy Start

This local programme provides vouchers for fresh fruit and vegetables to low-income parents of young children.

It aims to increase access to good nutrition for parents and their child during the crucial early stages of growth and development.

You're automatically entitled to this benefit if you receive Income Support and:

are pregnant, or
responsable for the care of a child aged 3 or under

To find more information and apply for the Healthy Start Scheme.

UNICEF Baby friendly breastfeeding initiative

The UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative is based on a global accreditation programme developed by UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The programme supports breastfeeding and parent-infant relationships by working with public services to improve standards of care and best practice. It has been implemented in Jersey to train local professional working with young families to build on the good work of these services.

Contact Family Nursing and Home Care for more details about the programme.

Family Nursing and Home Care website

Eating disorders and healthy relationship with food

Jersey Eating Disorders Support (JEDS) is a local registered charity providing support for those affected by eating disorders and their families and friends.

JEDS website

You can also find support with promoting a healthy relationship with food for children on the Institute for the Psychology of Eating website.

Additional services and resources

There are a number of free or low-cost local services and resources to support you and your family in living a healthier lifestyle. They're designed to support families making simple choices to improve their health around: