Support children and young people at meal or snack times
Find and read your setting's food policy, their personal hygiene policy, and their code of conduct and policies for meal and snack times.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- Find and read your setting's food policy, their personal hygiene policy, and their code of conduct and policies for meal and snack times.
- 'The Eatwell Guide', an article produced by the NHS.
- 'School food standards: resources for schools' from the Department for Education
- ‘At school' from the Allergy Uk website.
- ‘Guidance on foods for religious faiths’ produced by the Public Health Agency
- ‘Healthier snacks for kids’ from the NHS’s Better Health: Healthier families website
- ‘The critical importance of early years nutrition in prevention of childhood obesity’ from The Food Foundation
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- This article on ‘Improving the dining experience in schools’ was originally developed and produced by the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland as part of the School food: top marks programme. Read the article and make notes on things you can use in your setting.
- Click the icon to read a BBC article on how Omega 3 fish oils can have an effect on the concentration behaviour and academic achievement of some children.
- Using the internet, research evidence to support the importance of diet on a child’s development.
- Click to read ‘School Food Standards: A practical guide for schools their cooks and caterers’ to find out more about ‘Portion size and food groups and ‘food other than lunch’.
- Click to read ‘Religious dietary restrictions: Your essential quick reference guide’ from Thrive Meetings.
- Click to read 'Encouraging healthy eating in schools to establish lifelong habits' on the Sodexo website
- Read more about ‘Food safety’ form the Help for Early Years Providers website. This covers safety when providing food for younger children and contains information and links on food hygiene.
- Think And Challenge
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