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Nippers' Nutrition was a study of the nutritional
content of meals provided to children at 10 day care nurseries and a project to change the food offered to
their charges in East Sussex.
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The nurseries that took part covered a mixture of
geographical and socioeconomic
backgrounds, with some providing their own meals and some buying-in their
meals from other suppliers.
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Current Situation • 1.5 million registered
childcare places in the UK
• The child care providers influence
• 1 in 4 will start schooloverweight or obese
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What is healthy eating for the under 5s?• What we found v the other reports
• Specific nutritional requirements
• The Eatwell Plate?
• Parents creating social exclusion
• Application
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Multi-agency working:
The wayforward
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Children 1st Nursery (Grantham) Full Day Care Menu Analysis for 1 week (as recipe states)
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Pilgrim Hospital Nursery (Boston)Full Day Care Menu Analysis for 1 week (as recipe states)
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Puddleduck’s Nursery (Spalding) Full Day Care Menu Analysis for 1 week (as recipe states)
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Puddleduck’s Nursery (Spalding)Full Day Care Menu Analysis for 1 week (with sampling weights)
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Achieving a balanced diet for children aged 1-5 years• Variation• Fruit and Vegetables-offer variety and small ‘tastes’• Minimal amounts of salt:1-3 years 2g /4-6 years 3g
maximum per day• Adequate amount of fat• Adequate amount of fibre – not too much• Not too much sugar• Protein• Starchy carbohydrates• Minerals – Iron, Zinc, Calcium• Vitamins A, D, C• Keep well hydrated• Consider Allergies• Adult health messages are not the same for this age group
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Practical Steps to take• Don’t add salt to food• Make dishes from scratch using fresh ingredients where possible• Avoid/ limit foods that are high in salt• Check food labels• Don’t offer food as a reward• Adopt a positive approach to healthy eating• Don’t force children to eat• Don’t deny them food- they are growing!• Encourage them to try foods more than once• Serve food little and often
More information can be found at:• Soil Association – Better Nursery Food campaign
www.soilassociation.org• Caroline Walker Trust www.cwt.org.uk• Food Standards Agency www.eatwell.gov.uk
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Where do we go from here? • Guidance for all Nursery
settings
• Parental information booklet
• Conference
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