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Nutrition Advent Calendar
Welcome to our 2025 Recipe Advent Calendar, where the countdown to deliciousness begins! All December long, you can unlock a treasure trove of our favourite festive delights! Each day, pop open a new door to discover a scrumptious recipe waiting to be created! Just click on the door and voilà—you’ll be whisked to our festive…
Choosing Childcare that Puts Nutrition at the Heart of their Practice
Encouraging children to eat well and learn about food early on in life not only protects their health when they’re young, but also sets the foundations for their future health and well-being. Therefore, it’s important to consider the nutrition provision and food culture of any prospective childcare providers for your little one. When visiting settings,…
Weaning Babies at Nursery
As a nursery or childminder, you play a central role in feeding babies and establishing healthy eating habits from an early age. You can also provide families with encouragement and support throughout their baby’s weaning journey and help to achieve a consistent approach to weaning at nursery and home. Read on to find out more…
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…
Celebrations in Early Years Settings
Your setting is a fantastic place to celebrate events and special occasions, such as birthday’s, Christmas, Eid and Diwali. Here at Early Start Nutrition, we’ve worked with lots of settings to support them in planning events, so we want to share some of our favourite celebrations in Early Year Settings ideas with you! Celebrating Birthdays…
Menu Planning Tips for Early Years Settings
In this blog we’ll be exploring menu planning tips for early years settings, such as nurseries and childminders. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Nutrition Guidance was developed to help early years providers meet the EYFS statutory framework requirement that states ‘Where children are provided with meals, snacks and drinks, these MUST be healthy, balanced…
Early Years Desserts and Pudding Guidance
When planning meals and snacks in your early years setting you must have regard to the Early Years Foundation Stage Nutrition Guidance (opens in new tab). These guidelines outline how you can support children to meet their overall nutritional requirements across each day and week. As early years nutritionists we are often asked if nurseries…
Mealtime Environment in your Early Years Setting
A positive mealtime environment in your early years setting provides opportunities for children to learn about food and the importance of making nutritious choices. The Early Years Foundation Stage framework (opens in new tab) learning and development requirements, emphasise the importance of supporting children to learn how to look after their bodies, including how to…
Dietary Requirements and Allergy Management in your Early Years Setting
In this blog we explore some of the key considerations around allergy management in your early years setting, along with how to meet children’s dietary requirements, as outlined in the Early Years Foundation Stage Nutrition Guidance (opens in new tab). Some children in your childcare setting may be required to follow a special diet. This…
Portion Size Guide for Children
It’s important for us to eat a variety of foods from the four main food groups to ensure we get all the nutrients we need. However, it can be tricky to know how much is enough. That’s why we’ve created this blog, to help outline portion size guidance for adults and children and provide some…