Table 1.

Criteria for meeting the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations for each food item

	Food item
1.	Eats vegetables at least once/d
2.	Eats fruits and/or berries at least once/d
3.	Eats nuts at least once/d
4.	Eats fish or shellfish at least two times/week
5.	Eats beef/pork/game at the most two times/week
6.	Eats buns/cakes, chocolate/sweets, crisps or soda once/week or less
7.	Eats breakfast every day
8.	Eats 1–3 slices of bread/d
9.	Only eats whole wheat or crispbread
10.	Drinks/eats milk/sour milk/yoghurt at least once/d
11.	Chooses milk/sour milk/yoghurt with <3 % fat
12.	Chooses low-fat margarine (30–40 %) or margarine with plant sterols as sandwich spread
13.	Using margarine or vegetable oil when cooking
14.	Avoids to add salt to the food before tasting
15.	Avoids salty food