Healthy eating: limit children's treats to one square of chocolate or three crisps a week

Above from left, Minister of State for Public Health and Well Being Frank Feighan TD, health promotion policy adviser Ursula O'Dwyer, Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman TD, and Minister for Health Simon Donnelly at he launch of the 1st ever National Healthy Eating Guidlines for one- to four-year-olds at the Department of Health on Baggot Street Dublin. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Children should only be given three crisps or half a plain biscuit a week under new heathy eating guidelines.

New advice for parents of one- to four-year-olds includes a modified food pyramid and advice on meal portions. It aims to help reduce childhood obesity.