Early Years Providers Blogs
Teaching Children to Cook
It’s important that we’re teaching children to cook, as it’s a fantastic opportunity for them to learn new skills and explore a range of foods from an early age. We know that developing healthy eating habits and an interest in food, early on, can help promote lifelong positive attitudes and enjoyment of good food and…
Feeding Babies at Nursery
As a nursery or childminding setting, you play a central role in feeding babies and establishing healthy eating habits from an early age. Your staff are also well placed to provide baby feeding information to families, due to the frequency of contact you have with them. It’s really important for your setting to have an…
Growing and Gardening Activities for Children
There are so many benefits to gardening with children and so in this blog we explore some fantastic basic growing activities that you can do indoors or outdoors with your little ones. Why are gardening activities beneficial? Growing and gardening activities offer so many fun and interesting learning opportunities for children. For example, children can:…
How to Add Flavour Without Using Salt
How to Add Flavour Without Using Salt According to the NHS (opens in new tab), high salt intakes in children can raise their blood pressure and increase their risk of heart disease and stroke in later life. Like adults, children can develop a preference for salty foods, and may refuse foods without added salt, and…
Promoting Activity in Early Years Settings
Activity in Early Years Settings Daily activity is important for children in early years settings as it supports healthy growth and development. Physical activity needs to be incorporated from very early on, so that it becomes part of children’s normal everyday routine. Trends show that if this happens, children are more likely to be physically…
Top tips for creating a healthy packed lunch for kids
Sending your little one to nursery, school or holiday clubs with a nutritious packed lunch is important. What they eat throughout the day supports their growth and development, and also fuels their ability to learn, concentrate and play. Let’s take a look at our top tips for planning healthy, nutritious packed lunches for your little…
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…
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…
What Types of Fat are Best?
In this blog we’ll be exploring what types of fat are best. A small amount of fat is an essential part of a healthy, balanced diet. They’re a source of essential fatty acids, which our bodies cannot make themselves. Fat also helps our bodies to absorb vitamin A, vitamin D and vitamin E. These vitamins…
Seasonal Vegetables and Fruit
Eating more seasonal vegetables and fruits helps to support food producers and reduce food waste. You can find lots of useful information from Veg Power here (opens in new tab). Let’s take a look at more of the benefits of eating seasonal vegetables and fruit. Seasonal vegetables and fruit are typically of a higher quality and…
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