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How to Eat Well During Your Pregnancy
A healthy balanced diet is important for our health at any stage of life, but it’s especially important to eat well during your pregnancy. This is to ensure that both you and your developing baby get the energy and nutrients that you need. The good news is, you don’t need to follow a special diet…
Is A Vegan Diet Suitable For Children?
While it’s unclear exactly how many children and adults follow a vegan diet in the UK, the general consensus is that this plant based diet is on the rise. In fact, the The Vegan Society (opens in new tab) reports that currently around 1.5% of the population are Vegan. This is based on research carried…
Supervised Tooth Brushing Programme
Delivering a Tooth Brushing Programme in your Nursery As set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework, early years providers are required to promote the good oral health of children. This has been included because good oral health habits need to be formed from an early age. Tooth decay is largely preventable, but…
Know your Labels
Getting to know your labels on the food and drink that you purchase is a great way to understand what a product contains. Taking a look at food labels can help you to know the nutritional value of the foods we are buying. Reading labels also highlight some of the ingredients we want to include…
Seasonal Vegetables and Fruit
Eating more seasonal vegetables and fruits helps to support food producers and reduce food waste. You can find lots of useful information from Veg Power here (opens in new tab). Let’s take a look at more of the benefits of eating seasonal vegetables and fruit. Seasonal vegetables and fruit are typically of a higher quality and…
Nutrition Advent Calendar
Welcome to our Nutrition Advent Calendar. For the whole of December you can open the door to our favourite festive treats. Each morning you’ll find a new recipe hiding behind our interactive advent calendar! Once you click on the door you’ll be taken to our festive recipe cards which you can download to recreate the…
Reducing Sugar in Children’s Meals and Snacks
Eating well is important in the early years, as it helps children to establish healthy eating behaviours which supports their growth, development and learning. Supporting children to eat a wide variety of foods helps them to develop good eating habits which they can take with them into their school years and beyond. In this blog…
Baby Breakfast Ideas
Baby Breakfast Ideas In this blog we take a look at some easy and tasty baby breakfast ideas. Breakfast times are a great opportunity to provide your little one with a variety of foods. It’s also a great time to introduce a range of tastes and textures- from smooth, to lumpy and finger foods. Find…
Breakfast in Your Early Years Setting
Research shows that eating breakfast in your early years setting has positive effects on children’s concentration, supporting their morning learning, as well providing energy until their next snack or mealtime. It’s important that your setting views breakfast as equally important as other meals and snacks. The morning meal plays an important role in providing children…
Family Breakfast Ideas
A nutritious breakfast is a great way to fuel the start of your day. We know mornings can be a busy time for most families, so we’ve put together some of our favourite quick and tasty recipes! What should I do if my little one doesn’t like to eat breakfast? Lots of adults and children…