Nursery World - Health & Wellbeing: Cost-of-living crisis drives passion for 'good food'

One nursery has replaced processed foods with nutritious and cheap alternativesto create restaurant-quality meals, while getting children into the kitchen to take part. By Annette Rawstrone

Rising food prices, increasing numbers of families using food banksand households resorting to frozen vegetables are all issues that are currently hitting the headlines. It is against this backdrop that Nina’s Nurseries – a group of seven settings in Stockport, Greater Manchester – is priding itself on providing ‘high end’ food to the children in its care and educating them about where it comes from and how to prepare wholesome, cost-efficient meals.

‘With evidence showing how establishing and laying foundations in early years promotes lifelong health, it is important to us as an organisation that we promote healthy food choices and encourage children to learn about food,’ says head of operations Jayne Mallett.

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