Tip of the Week
Don’t bargain with food
Monday, March 29th, 2010
Nutritional tip for children aged 10-12 years
Don’t bargain with food, promising a favourite food or dessert only if he or she eats the refused one – this will only reinforce the dislike of the refused food.
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Fruit in the Lunchbox
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
Nutritional tip for children aged 7-9 years
Pack one portion of fruit in your child’s lunchbox – an apple, plum, a few grapes, a banana, a satsuma or a small carton of fruit.
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Vegetable portions
Monday, March 15th, 2010
Nutritional tip for children aged 4-6 years
Won’t eat veg? Serve small portions even if they seem ridiculously tiny to you. It’s better that they eat a little than nothing at all.
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Helping in the Kitchen
Monday, March 8th, 2010
Nutritional tip for children aged 10-12 years
Prepare meals as a family. Many children enjoy helping in the kitchen and are more willing to eat foods that they have helped to prepare.
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Omega-3s to support healthy brain function
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Nutritional tip for children aged 7-9 years
Finding certain foods are rejected? If you can’t get kids to eat oily fish for example, why not consider giving kids a quality omega-3 supplement. Research has shown that omega-3s may help support healthy brain function.
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Appetite for mealtimes
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Nutritional tip for children aged 4-6 years
Won’t eat at mealtimes? Make sure they are hungry before mealtimes. Plenty of fresh air and exercise does wonders for the appetite.
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Hit your five a day
Monday, February 15th, 2010
Nutritional tip for children aged 10-12 years
Most children eat three meals and two snacks a day. If they have one portion of fruit or veg each time, they’ve hit 5 a day!
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Introducing new foods
Monday, February 8th, 2010
Nutritional tip for children aged 7-9 years
When introducing new foods, mix them with a food they already like, such as mashed potato, soup, curry or macaroni cheese.
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Omega-3 for a healthy heart
Monday, February 1st, 2010
Nutritional tip for children aged 4-6 years
Research has shown that omega-3s found in oily fish have lots of benefits including helping to maintain a healthy heart and joints.
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Supermarket pestering
Monday, January 25th, 2010
Nutritional tip for children aged 10-12 years
Don’t let children pester you into buying unhealthy foods in the supermarket. Make a shopping list – and then buy only what’s on the list.
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