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Planning Vegetarian Meals for Children
Vegetarian meals and snacks are suitable for children as long as they’re planned to include a wide range of foods to meet their nutritional needs. Vegetarian meals have become popular choices for many families and their children. Some of the main reasons for choosing a vegetarian diet is due to dietary preferences, as a way…
Halloween Recipe Ideas
As you probably know, we love creating themed recipes here at Early Start Nutrition, so we’ve decided to bring you a blog full of spook-tacular Halloween recipe ideas (and bad Halloween puns, sorry!). Halloween is often a time where children have a lot of sugary foods, such as sweets and chocolate. And while it’s fine…
Protected: Toddler Meals and Snacks – Parents Webinar Recording
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Weaning Equipment
Let’s review some of the weaning equipment that’s useful in helping to take the stress out of weaning and get you started. Babies can be introduced to solid foods when they are developmentally ready, around 6 months. You’ll need a few key pieces of equipment to prepare meals and a few basic items to support…
Adopting a Sustainable Approach in Early Years Settings and at Home
There are lots of ways you can adapt a sustainable approach in your early years setting or at home when planning your menu and food shopping . It’s a great way to teach children about the benefits to the environment. The small steps you make can have a big impact towards taking care of our…
How to reduce food waste
In this month’s blog we explore how to make the most of store cupboard ingredients and take a look at how to reduce food waste. How to reduce Food Waste Start by reviewing your store cupboard ingredients and check which food items are in- date. We like to take a ‘shelfie’ every now and again,…
Eating Well as a New Mum
Congratulations on becoming a mum! No doubt you’ll be adapting to a new way of life and routine with your new arrival. While you’ll be busy trying to meet your baby’s needs, it’s essential that you continue to look after yourself. This can be a little easier said than done, as a new baby requires…
Easter Recipe Ideas
Easter is a time of celebration and is often marked by giving and receiving gifts, including Easter Eggs and other chocolate treats. It can be an exciting time for children, as many Easter eggs are marketed using familiar characters and include treats inside the eggs. We want children to enjoy these treats, but it’s important…
Encouraging Families to Learn About Food at Home
As an early years setting you provide lots of opportunities for children to learn about and explore different foods. You can support specific areas of learning, in-line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework (opens in new tab) . For example, their ‘Understanding of the world’, through activities, such as growing strawberries, teaching children…