Understand the nutritional needs of children and the impact of poor diet on children's health and well-being
Watch a good practice example of a practitioner having a nutritious lunch with children at a nursery. This video was filmed by Laser Learning at Wellingtons for Langley Hall nursery school.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- Laser Learning reading text ‘Healthy eating for young children’
- ‘The Eatwell Guide: Helping you eat a healthy, balanced diet’ by Public Health England
- ‘Your baby's first solid foods’ on the NHS website
- ‘Promoting and supporting healthy eating in early years settings' by Action for Children
- ‘I don't like that!' by Nigel Denby, published by Teach Early Years
- ‘Children's diet and the long-term effects' on the Kids and Nutrition website
- ‘Obesity in children' on the BUPA website
- ‘Malnutrition' on the NHS website
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- ‘Example menus for early years settings in England: Guidance. Click to access menus and useful information for early years settings to help them to meet the Early Years Foundation Stage welfare requirements for food and drink.
- ‘Example menus for early years settings in England: Recipes. Click to access a number of recipes for early years settings, divided into seasonal recipes and dietary requirements.
- ‘Catering for special dietary requirements' by the Children's Food Trust. Click to read this guidance on special dietary requirements in early years settings.
- 'Is it safe to eat' by Nigel Denby, published in Teach Nursery magazine. Click to read this article on food allergy and intolerance.
- Click to launch this presentation on ‘Risks of ineffective weight management’.
- Click to read ‘Nutrition and early brain development’ on the Urban Child Institute website.
- Click to access the 'Eat Better, Start Better' webpage on the Foundation Years website. NB. Laser Learning is not suggesting that you should purchase the Eat Better, Start Better pack. This is entirely at your own discretion.
- Teach Early Years has a useful article on ‘Health concern: Hydration’.
- Think And Challenge
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