Support children and young people at meal or snack times
In this tutorial you will learn:
- About the importance and principles of healthy eating
- About good hygiene practice
- About religious and cultural restrictions on food
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- 'Tips on how to prepare your dining space for an Ofsted inspection' article on the Recipe for Change website
- 'The Eatwell guide', an article produced by the NHS Choices
- 'School food standards' on the School Food Plan website
- 'Allergy advice for schools' webpage on the Allergy Adventures website
- Find and read your setting's food policy, and their code of conduct and policies for meal and snack times.
- ‘Religion and dietary choices’ from the Independent Nurse website
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click the icon to revisit the School Food Trust website and access a page containing articles on how enhancing lunchtime has benefitted schools in the UK.
- This article from the National Education Union covers ‘Standards for food safety in schools’.
- 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.
- Read this Food for the Brain article on the effects that nutrition can have on dyslexia and dyspraxia.
- Using the internet, research evidence to support the importance of diet on a child’s development.
- Click on the icon to read 'School food in England: Departmental advice for governing bodies, January 2015’ by the Department for Education.
- Click on the icon to read ‘School Food Standards: A practical guide for schools, their cooks and caterers’ which includes the mandatory food-based standards from the government.
- Click 'to read ‘Religious dietary restrictions: Your essential quick reference guide’ from Thrive Meetings.
- Click to read 'Why fresh and healthy school meals?' on the School Food Matters website.
- Think And Challenge
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