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A Unique Child: Nutrition - Fat chance?

Friday, March 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Fat is an important part of young children's diet, but which fats should children be eating? And which ones should be avoided? Nicole Weinstein finds out.

Enabling Environments: Snack time - Help yourself

Features

Friday, March 8, 2013

| Nursery World

The logistics of continuous snack provision may seem daunting. Anne O'Connor offers some advice.

On the menu: mackerel fish cake

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Friday, March 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Mr Willow's mackerel fish cake to share, supplied by Valerie Grady, food scientist and founding director of Willow Cottage Nurseries in Oxfordshire

Concerns raised by professionals over children's nutrition

News

Monday, February 25, 2013

| Nursery World

More than four out of ten professionals who work with children have given food to a child in the last two years because they were worried they were not getting enough to eat, finds a new survey.

Medical professionals call for a 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks to halt obesity

News

Monday, February 18, 2013

| Nursery World

A new report by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges' (AoMRC) Obesity Steering Group, made up of surgeons, paediatricians and GPs, sets out ten recommendations for healthcare professionals, local and national government, industry and schools to tackle the nation's obesity crisis.

A Unique Child: Nutrition - On track

Features

Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Early years settings in deprived areas of Bedfordshire are benefiting from a unique service offering training and support from a team of health professionals on good nutrition and oral health.

Health experts call on political parties to address diet-related disease in children

News

Thursday, February 7, 2013

| Nursery World

A new report calls for a food manifesto for the under-fives to address the challenge of childhood obesity and malnutrition.

Concerns raised over school meals as Children's Food Trust loses funding

News

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

| Nursery World

Fears have been raised that school food standards will slide as the Children's Food Trust, which monitors the quality of meals in schools, sees its Government funding come to an end next month.

A Unique Child: Health - An essential guide to ... Vitamin D

Features

Friday, January 25, 2013

| Nursery World

How can practitioners ensure children in their care get safe amounts of Vitamin D from both the sun and their diet?

Prime Minister urged to intervene on nursery milk consultation

News

Thursday, January 24, 2013

| Nursery World

The School and Nursery Milk Alliance has written to the Prime Minister to highlight its concerns about the Department of Health consultation on nursery milk.

Toddlers in the UK are the fussiest eaters in Europe, claims new research

News

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

| Nursery World

The first ever European Toddler Nutrition Index, commissioned by GrowingUpMilkInfo.com, examined the attitudes to diet and food of over 2,500 mothers with toddlers in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden and Italy.

Local Government Association calls for food standards for academies and free schools

News

Monday, January 14, 2013

| Nursery World

Academies and free schools are failing in their 'moral duty' to ensure children are getting healthy school meals, local government leaders have warned.

Government advert warns of 'hidden nasties' in foods

News

Monday, January 7, 2013

| Nursery World

The first ever health-focused ad break will air tonight (7 January) as part of a new Department of Health Change4Life campaign designed to expose the amount of salt, fat and sugar in everyday foods and help people become 'food smart'.

Nurseries left in the lurch by free milk supplier

News

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

| Nursery World

Some nurseries have been left without their free milk entitlement after a leading supplier stopped milk deliveries, because health chiefs allegedly found apparent discrepancies in its claims.

One in five teachers has given food to hungry pupils, a survey suggests

News

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

| Nursery World

Large numbers of pupils in London are starting the day without breakfast, a survey claims.

Greater access to vitamin D supplements would 'cut the cases of rickets'

News

Friday, December 14, 2012

| Nursery World

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has called for vitamin D supplements to be made more widely available to children.

Boost school nursing to tackle childhood obesity, says Unite

News

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

| Nursery World

Unite the union is calling for money to be redirected from the National Child Measurement Programme into creating school nursing posts to combat childhood obesity, as the latest figures show a rise in the number of school children overweight or obese.

Keeping toddlers happy and healthy at Christmas

News

Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

The Infant and Toddler Forum has launched new resources for parents with practical advice on what to feed their children and how to keep them active over the Christmas period.

Study shows young children looked after in daycare are more likely to be obese

News

Friday, November 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Young children who go to nursery on a regular basis are 65 per cent more likely to be overweight or obese compared to those cared for by their parents, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Montreal.

A Unique Child: Nutrition - Sweet talk

Features

Friday, November 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Some sugars are more harmful than others. Nicole Weinstein offers a guide to the different kinds and how to limit children's intake.

A Unique Child: Nutrition - All change

Features

Friday, October 26, 2012

| Nursery World

Providing children with the highest quality, locally sourced food and educating them about where it comes from are the main aims of this year's winner of the Nursery World food award. Nicole Weinstein reports.

A Unique Child: Nutrition - 10 steps to first-class nursery food

Features

Friday, October 12, 2012

| Nursery World

All good early years settings know the importance of a healthy, balanced diet for under-fives, but standards vary. Annie Seeley and Jane Harrison provide top-line tips to holistic food provision.

A Unique Child: Nutrition - Size matters

Features

Friday, September 28, 2012

| Nursery World

With so many variables affecting children's appetites, setting portion sizes for mealtimes can be a challenge. Nicole Weinstein considers the guidance.

Awards 2012: Initiatives - Nursery food award

Features

Thursday, September 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Winner - Snapdragons Nursery, Weston, Bath

A Unique Child: Nutrition - Role up!

Features

Friday, August 31, 2012

| Nursery World

How important are practitioners as role models and what positive messages should they pass on at mealtimes? Nicole Weinstein finds out.

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A Unique Child: Nutrition - Fat chance?

Enabling Environments: Snack time - Help yourself

On the menu: mackerel fish cake

Concerns raised by professionals over children's nutrition

Medical professionals call for a 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks to halt obesity

A Unique Child: Nutrition - On track

Health experts call on political parties to address diet-related disease in children

Concerns raised over school meals as Children's Food Trust loses funding

A Unique Child: Health - An essential guide to ... Vitamin D

Prime Minister urged to intervene on nursery milk consultation

Toddlers in the UK are the fussiest eaters in Europe, claims new research

Local Government Association calls for food standards for academies and free schools

Government advert warns of 'hidden nasties' in foods

Nurseries left in the lurch by free milk supplier

One in five teachers has given food to hungry pupils, a survey suggests

Greater access to vitamin D supplements would 'cut the cases of rickets'

Boost school nursing to tackle childhood obesity, says Unite

Keeping toddlers happy and healthy at Christmas

Study shows young children looked after in daycare are more likely to be obese

A Unique Child: Nutrition - Sweet talk

A Unique Child: Nutrition - All change

A Unique Child: Nutrition - 10 steps to first-class nursery food

A Unique Child: Nutrition - Size matters

Awards 2012: Initiatives - Nursery food award

A Unique Child: Nutrition - Role up!

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