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There was a mistake in Table 3 as published. The responsible body that made FBDGs for Germany and the wording for the FBDGs for Germany are not correct. The corrected Table 3 appears below.
Table 3
| Country | Food-Based Dietary Guidelines | Responsible body | Update | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Belgian dietary guidelines | Superior Health Council | 2019 | (63) |
| France | French dietary guidelines, PNNS 4 (the Programme National Nutrition Santé n°4) | National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) | 2019 | (64) |
| Germany | Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for Germany | German Nutrition Society (DGE) | 2024 | (65,66) |
| Greece | The “National Nutrition Guide for Greek” (NDGGR) | Representatives of academia, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education and Culture | 2017 | (67) |
| Hungary | SmartPlate | Hungarian Dietetic Association and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences | 2021 | (68) |
| Ireland | The Healthy Eating Guidelines | Department of Health (Health Service Executive) | 2016 | (69) |
| Italy | The Italian dietary guidelines | CREA-Food and Nutrition Research Center | 2018 | (70) |
| The Netherlands | Wheel of Five | Netherlands Nutrition Centre (NNC) | 2024 | (58, 71) |
| Poland | Plate of Healthy Eating | National Institute of Public Health PSH—National Research Institute—National Institute of Hygiene (NIZP-PZH NIZP PZH–PIB | 2021 | (72, 73) |
| Spain | Spanish dietary guidelines | Agencia Española Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (AESAN) | 2022 | (74) |
| Sweden | Find your way—Eating habits and dietary guidelines | Swedish National Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) | 2025 | (75) |
List of national FBDGs of European countries participating in the PLAN'EAT project.
There was a mistake in Table 4 as published. The FBDG recommendations for Germany were not updated according to the last releases. The corrected table 4 appears below.
Table 4
| Food groups | Belgium | France | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Ireland | Italy | The Netherlands | Poland | Spain | Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 250 g of fruit and 300 g of vegetables/day | 5 fruit and vegetables/day | 5 potions/day SP: 110 g | 3 servings of fruit and 4 servings of vegetables/day SP vegetables: 150–200 g raw/cooked and fruit: 120–200 g | At least 5 portions/day: 3–4 portions of vegetables/1–2 portions of fruit (at least 1 portion should be fresh/freshly cut) SP: 1 large pepper, tomato, 1 large apple or peach or 1 medium bowl of lettuce or 80 g dry or 120 g fresh/frozen pulses or 1 cup of berries or 2 dl smoothie | 5–7 servings/day SP: 1 medium size fruit, 2 small fruits, cup cooked vegetables, 1 bowl salad | 3 of fruit and 2 of vegetables times/day SP fruit: 150 g and vegetables: 200 g | 250 g of vegetables and 200 g of fruit/day SP vegetables: 50 g and fruit: 100 g | 400 g/day of plate is fruit; of plate is vegetables | 3 servings of fruit at least and 2 servings of vegetables/day SP vegetables: 150–200 g and fruit: 120–200 g | 500 g/day vegetables, fruit and berries |
| Legumes | Included in the vegetables consumption Consume legumes every week | At least twice a week; can replace meat but to be combined with cereals | 1 portion/week SP: 125 g (ready to eat) | 3 servings/week SP: 150–200 g of cooked legumes | At least once a week (included in the vegetables consumption) | 2 servings/day* SP: cups | 3 times/week SP: dry legumes: 50 g; fresh legumes: 150 g | 2–3 servings/week SP: 60 g | 2–3 times/week SP: 50 g; dry portion | 4 servings/week SP: 50–60 g raw | Eat beans, peas and lentils often—preferably every day. |
| Nuts | 15–25 g/day | A handful/day | 1 portion/day (together with seeds) SP:25 g | 1–2 servings/day SP: 18 almonds, 6 whole walnuts, 3 tablespoons of sunflower seeds | 2–3 times/week SP: small handfuls of nuts, unsalted almonds, hazelnuts, oilseeds such as pumpkin seeds | 2 servings/day* SP: 40 g | 2 times/week SP: 30 g | 15–25 g/day | 30/40 g/day | 3 or more servings/week SP: 20–30 g | Eat two to three tablespoons of unsalted nuts a day |
| Grain-based foods Whole grains | At least 125 g/day of whole-grains | At least one portion of whole-grain starchy food/day | 5 portions/day SP:60 g (one slice of bread, one serving of cereal flakes, uncooked pasta/rice) At least 1/3 should be whole grain | 5–8 serving of refined and whole-grain cereals/day SP: 1 slice or 30 gr of bread, 1/2 cup of cooked pasta or rice, 1/2 of breakfast cereals, 1 medium potato: 120–150 g cooked | 3 times/day at least one portion out of three should be whole-grain SP: 1 piece of sweet bread dough or 1 medium slice bread/brioche bread or 12 tablespoons (200 g) cooked pasta/rice or 3 tablespoons of breakfast cereals | 3–5 servings/day SP: 1 cup cooked rice, pasta, noodles or cous cous, 2 thin slices whole meal bread Enjoy whole grains at each meal | Bread 3 1/2 times/day SP 50 g; Pasta, rice, etc. 1 1/2 times/day SP: 80 g Prefer whole-grain products | Bread 4–8 slides/day; SP: 35 g 3–5 servings/day of cereal products and potatoes; SP: tablespoon of cereals: 50 g; medium potato: 70 g At least half of whole-grain grain products every week | 90 g 3 times/day of whole grain cereals | 3–6 servings/day SP: 40–60 g bread, 60–80 g pasta, rice Prefer whole-grain products | At least 90 grams of whole grains per day |
| Meat Red meat Processed meat White meat | Maximum 300 g/week of red meat Maximum 30 g/week of processed meat 1–3 times/week (including eggs/meat substitutes) Limit the consumption of red meat, especially processed meat. Red meat can be replaced by e.g. legumes, fish, eggs or poultry | Prioritize poultry and limit red meat to 500 g/week Charcuterie: limit to 150 g/week | 1–2 portions of beef, pork, poultry/week SP: 120 g 2 portions of sausages/week SP:30 g Do not consume more than 300 g/week of meat and sausage | 1 serving of lean red meat/week SP: 120–150 g of cooked meat 1–2 servings of white meat/week SP: 120–150 g of cooked meat. Processed meat: as few as possible. | Choose lean variants more often. Consume not more than 350–500 g/week of cooked/steamed/fried red meat (e.g. beef, pork). Processed meat only occasionally, in small amounts. | 2 servings/day* SP: 50–75 g (beef, lamb, pork, poultry) Limit processed salty meats | Once/week of red meat SP: 100 g 2 times/week of white meat SP: 100 g Limit the consumption of processed meat (occasionally consumption) | Max 500 g/week of which max 300 g of red meat SP: 100 g/day excluding processed meat and eggs Limit the consumption of red and processed meat. | Not more than 350–500 g of red meat and processed meat/week For the white meat: choose lean poultry meat (e.g. chicken, turkey) without the skin | 0–3 servings/week for meat, preferring the white meat SP:100-125 g For processed meat: reduce or even avoid consumption | No more than 400–500 g of raw meat. (no more than 350 g cooked) Only a small part of it should be cured meat. |
| Fish | 1–2 times/week (oily fish once/week) | 2 times/week of which once fatty fish | 1–2 portions/week SP: 120 g | 2–3 servings of fish and seafood/week SP: 150 g of cooked fish or seafood | At least once/week Prefer local fish (e.g. trout, catfish, bighead carp). | 2 servings/day * SP: 100 g | 2 times/week SP: 150 g | 1 serving/week, preferably fatty fish SP:100 g | 2 times/week SP: 100–150 g | 3 servings/week SP: 125–150 g | 2–3 times/week |
| Dairy products Milk Yogurt Cheese | 250–500 ml/day of dairy | 2 times/day of dairy | 2 portions/day Milk SP: 250 g Yogurt SP: 150 g Cheese SP: 30 g | 2 servings/day SP: 250 ml of milk, 200 g of yogurt, 30 g of seasoned cheese, 60 g of fresh cheese | Every day SP: 200 ml milk/yoghurt/kefir or 50 g cottage cheese or 30 g cheese | 3 servings/day SP: 200 ml of milk, 125 g of yogurt, 25 g of cheese | Milk/yogurt 3 times/day SP: 125 ml/125 g Cheese 3 times/day SP:100 g fresh; 30 g seasoned | 2–4 servings/day of milk and dairy SP:150 g Cheese SP: 40 g/day | Prefer low-fat products | 3 servings/day SP: milk: 200–250 ml; fresh cheese 85–125 g; seasoned cheese 40–60 g; 125 g yogurt | Milk and yogurt every day; cheese can replace a small share of milk; refer low fat products. |
| Eggs | 1–3 times/week with poultry/meat substitutes | NA | 1 egg/week SP:60 g | At least 4 times/week | Replace meat with other protein sources, including eggs | 2 servings/day* | 3 times/week SP: 50 g | 2–3 times/week SP: 50 g | Good source of proteins and other nutrients, maximum 7 eggs a week | 4 times/week SP: 50–60 g | Good alternative to meat |
| Sugary foods | Consume as few drinks with added sugars as possible and choose water instead | Limit the foods rich in sugar | Avoid products with sugar | Limit added-sugar products/sugar | Limit added-sugar products/sugar | NOT every day | Occasionally | Outside the wheel of five | Reduce the consumption | Avoid the consumption | Limit sugary products |
| Oils/fats | Prefer non-tropical oils, spreadable fats and soft or liquid cooking fats | Prefer olive, walnut, rapeseed oil | 1 tablespoon/day of vegetable oils 1 tablespoon/day of butter/margarine SP: 10 g | Prefer olive oil (4–5) times/day; SP: 15 ml | Less fat for cooking, prefer oils | Rapeseed, olive, canola, sunflower or corn oils (in a very small amount) | 3 times/day SP: 10 ml | Spreadable and cooking fats (not specified) SP: 35–65 g | Prefer vegetable oils, reduce animal fat | Olive oil in every meal (10 ml) | Prefer vegetable oils |
FBDGs recommendations for common food groups targeting the adult population in the European countries participating in the PLAN'EAT project.
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nutritional policies, public health, sustainability, harmonized approaches, PLAN'EAT project, Europe
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Aureli V, Grant F, Aguilar-Martínez A, Brons A, Fardet A, Chang B, Vespa F, Kirschner J, Kopczynska E, Böröcz L, Jacobsen M, Ghukasyan S, Manios Y, Gwozdz W, Antal E and Rossi L (2026) Correction: Dietary assessment and dietary guidelines across 11 European Union countries: a review from the PLAN'EAT project. Front. Nutr. 13:1793148. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1793148
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