The
School Food Trust has launched its first ever nutritional guidelines for the
early years sector, (children between one and five years old) setting out key
recommendations that we have been implementing since we started in 2007.
At Little Tinkers we place a strong emphasis
on healthy eating and regularly consult both parents and children about
proposed menu changes. One of our most popular initiatives is a ‘Come Dine
With Me’ style activity where parents are asked to bring in their child’s
favourite dish for all the children to taste. The most popular one is then
added to our menu.
To ensure children also have the opportunity to continue eating healthily at home, and assist busy working parents, we also offer a take-out service of their popular meals in both child-sized and family portions.
Our children are also involved in the process of growing and making some of the food they consume; helping with planting in the vegetable garden and baking in the nursery kitchen. This helps form a good understanding of where food comes from and can help children develop a positive relationship with food as they grow older. This is important as it can help reduce fussy eating, obesity and eating disorders forming in later life.
Our Managing Director, Mandy says that: “Food is a key element of life at Little Tinkers, and we are committed to providing our children with a healthy, balanced diet. However, I am a firm believer in everything in moderation including fats, sugar and carbohydrates, and am confident that all our meals provide all the nutrients growing children need.
We also work closely with parents to enable us to support this ethos at home. It is great to see the government pushing these guidelines so every child has the opportunity to eat well and learn about food in their early years; setting the foundations for their future health and well-being.”
To find out more about the guidelines visit: http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/news/1112179/First-national-guidelines-early-years-nutrition-England-launched/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH
To see a sample menu from Little Tinkers visit: http://www.littletinkersnursery.com/healthy_eating.html
At Little Tinkers we place a strong emphasis
on healthy eating and regularly consult both parents and children about
proposed menu changes. One of our most popular initiatives is a ‘Come Dine
With Me’ style activity where parents are asked to bring in their child’s
favourite dish for all the children to taste. The most popular one is then
added to our menu.To ensure children also have the opportunity to continue eating healthily at home, and assist busy working parents, we also offer a take-out service of their popular meals in both child-sized and family portions.
Our children are also involved in the process of growing and making some of the food they consume; helping with planting in the vegetable garden and baking in the nursery kitchen. This helps form a good understanding of where food comes from and can help children develop a positive relationship with food as they grow older. This is important as it can help reduce fussy eating, obesity and eating disorders forming in later life.
Our Managing Director, Mandy says that: “Food is a key element of life at Little Tinkers, and we are committed to providing our children with a healthy, balanced diet. However, I am a firm believer in everything in moderation including fats, sugar and carbohydrates, and am confident that all our meals provide all the nutrients growing children need.
We also work closely with parents to enable us to support this ethos at home. It is great to see the government pushing these guidelines so every child has the opportunity to eat well and learn about food in their early years; setting the foundations for their future health and well-being.”
To find out more about the guidelines visit: http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/news/1112179/First-national-guidelines-early-years-nutrition-England-launched/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH
To see a sample menu from Little Tinkers visit: http://www.littletinkersnursery.com/healthy_eating.html
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