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Easter Recipe Ideas
Easter is a time of celebration and is often marked by giving and receiving gifts, including Easter Eggs and other chocolate treats. It can be an exciting time for children, as many Easter eggs are marketed using familiar characters and include treats inside the eggs. We want children to enjoy these treats, but it’s important…
Encouraging Families to Learn About Food at Home
As an early years setting you provide lots of opportunities for children to learn about and explore different foods. You can support specific areas of learning, in-line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework (opens in new tab) . For example, their ‘Understanding of the world’, through activities, such as growing strawberries, teaching children…
Valentine’s Day Recipes for Kids
Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to try some new recipes and activities with your kids. We’ve pulled together some of our favourite valentine’s day recipes to make with your little ones. Be prepared to make good use of your heart shaped cooking cutters! The following recipes will be prefect for your little ones to…
What can you do to increase the uptake of the Healthy Start scheme?
What is Healthy Start? NHS Healthy Start is the UK’s food welfare scheme for pregnant women and young children in low-income families. The scheme is there to help families who are most in need of this support. Families will get help to buy healthy food and drink including fresh, frozen and tinned fruit and vegetables,…
Delightfully Delicious Pancake Recipes
We love pancakes all year round, so thought we’d create a blog to share our favourite pancake recipes. They’re quick to whip up, delightfully delicious and it’s super easy to vary your toppings! Making pancakes can also be a fun activity for the whole family, so try to encourage your little ones to help out…
Overnight Oats 5 Ways
Breakfast, as we know, is an important meal and a great way to start the day. Along with providing us with energy, breakfast can be a good source of important nutrients such as calcium, iron and B vitamins as well as protein and fibre. Overnight oats are so simple to prepare and they are a…
What Types of Fat are Best?
In this blog we’ll be exploring what types of fat are best. A small amount of fat is an essential part of a healthy, balanced diet. They’re a source of essential fatty acids, which our bodies cannot make themselves. Fat also helps our bodies to absorb vitamin A, vitamin D and vitamin E. These vitamins…
Swap your Takeaway for a Fakeaway!
Swap your Takeaway for a Fakeaway! As a nation seven percent of people in the UK eat ‘junk food’ every day. A further four in ten (40%) eat convenience food at least once a week, this is according to a YouGov poll (opens in new tab). Chinese, Indian and pizza are some of the most…
Looking after Baby and Toddler Teeth
Looking after Baby and Toddler Teeth It’s so important to look after baby and toddler teeth as they play a number of important roles. For example, they keep a space for the adult teeth, support biting, chewing and speech, along with helping children to feel confident when they smile. Looking after Baby and Toddler Teeth-…
Breastfeeding Support
In this blog we will be focusing on breastfeeding support available for mothers and families. During the first six months, babies can receive all the energy and nutrients they require for breastmilk or their first infant formula. Weaning, or complementary feeding, starts when baby is around 6 months old, when baby should be introduced to…