Table 1.

Overview of the current FBDG in the Nordics, with amounts provided for specific food groups

Food group	Denmark 2021	Finland 2014	Iceland 2014+later amendments	Norway 2014	Sweden 2015
Vegetables, fruit, and berries /day	□ 600 g	□ 500 g	>500 g	□ 500 g	Eat a lot 500 g
Potatoes/day	mentioned as part of a healthy diet 100 g suggested	recommended to keep at current intake level	mentioned as part of a healthy diet	mentioned as part of a healthy diet	Mentioned as part of a healthy diet
Pulses (legumes)	100 g/day (cooked)	included in vegetables	included in vegetables	encourage to eat	included in vegetables
Nuts (and seeds) /day	30 g +1–2 tablespoons seeds	30 g (2 tablespoons) unflavoured	30 g	not included, encourage to eat one handful unsalted	2 tablespoons
Whole grain /day	At least 75 g	At least 3 (women) to 4.5 (men) portions	At least 2 portions (70 g)	70–90 g	70–90 g
Fish and seafood/week, cooked weight	350 g (200 g fatty fish)	2–3 times (200–450 g)	2–3 times, includes fatty fish once a week in all groups, corresponding to 300–450 g	300–450 g (200 g fatty fish)	2–3 times
Meat and meat products/week, cooked weight	Max 350 g (all meat)	Max 500 g of red and processed meat, corresponding to 700–750 g of raw meat	<500 g red meat and processed red meat	Max 500 g red meat and processed red meat	Max 500 g red meat and processed red meat
Milk and dairy products/day	250 mL (low fat) and 20 g cheese	5–6 dL of liquid milk products (max 1% of fat) and 2–3 slices of cheese (max 17% of fat)	2 portions or 500 g low fat and without added sugar	3 portions (low fat), e.g., 4 dL milk and 20 g cheese	2–5 dL
Fats and oils	Vegetable oils rather than hard fats such as butter and coconut oil	Choose plant-based margarines (min 60% of fat) and vegetable oils	<10 E% SFA Vegetable oils rather than hard fats such as butter, margarine, and coconut oil	Choose margarine and oils, not butter	Switch to healthy fats!
Beverages	water	Preferably water	water	water
Sugar-containing foods and drinks	Limit intake. Max intake defined age/gender groups	Not regularly	<10 E% from added sugar. Limit intake of sweets	Limit intake. <10 E% from sugar	Limit intake

DK Fruits+veg: at least half veg, choose high-fibre veg, dark green veg and red and orange veg. Berries included in fruits.

Fin Fruits+veg: 5–6 portions per day (about one-half berries and fruits and one-half vegetables). Portion: a medium-sized piece of fruit, 100 mL of berries or 150 mL of salad or grated vegetables.

DK whole grain, preferably more.

Fin cereals: Six portions for women and nine for men daily with at least one-half whole grain. One portion refers to 100 mL of cooked whole-grain pasta, barley, rice or other grain side dish or one slice of bread.