The Health Council of the Netherlands has released updated dietary guidelines that emphasize the importance of eating more nuts as part of a larger shift towards a more plant-based dietary pattern. The guidelines recommend that people consume 60% of their daily protein from plant sources, including 15-30 grams/day of unsalted nuts (including both tree nuts and peanuts). The previous version of the Dutch dietary guidelines, published in 2015, advised people to eat at least 15 grams of unsalted nuts daily.
In 2025, the permanent committee on nutrition undertook a revision of the guidelines for dietary patterns and protein sources: nuts, legumes, dairy, fish, meat, eggs, and meat substitutes and dairy substitutes. The guidelines are primarily based on the prevention of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer. In addition, the committee looked at food safety and—more extensively than before—at the environmental impact. The committee concluded that a more plant-based and less animal-based diet is better for health and benefits the environment.