Meeting Food and Drink Guidelines in Early Years Settings

“One of the most important ways to help children to eat more healthily is by establishing good food habits in their early years”.Judy Hargadon OBE, Chief Executive, Childrens food Trust.In January 2015, the school food standards changed.This online training course is ideal for anyone providing meals, snacks or drinks to children from age one to five years in an early years setting and will help you to understand and start meeting the Voluntary Food and Drink Guidelines for Early Years Settings in England.All the information provided is evidence-based and in line with the latest government research and advice.Completing this course will help you:to understand the Voluntary Food and Drink Guidelines for Early Years Settings in England.plan menus for healthy and nutrionally balanced meals and snacks for one to five year oldsunderstand the importance of the types of drinks to provide across the day and to keep the child hydratedappropriate portion sizes for children aged one to five to meet their nutritional needsunderstand how to check menus against the guidleinesknow where to look for further informationWe recommend that you have a copy of the practical guide as you will be referring to this throughout the course.You can download a FREE copy here.