5 Healthy Heart Habits for Children

From 6 May, we celebrate Heart Week, Australia’s national heart health awareness week. As proud advocates for childhood nutrition, we’re passionate about heart health. The prevention of heart disease starts young, with the early years paving the way for a lifetime of healthy habits.   Cardiovascular risk

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As good as new: encouraging children to try new food in childcare

Introducing children to new food can be a recipe for disaster – but you can smooth the path to success. Do it right and you may just be setting the stage for a healthier generation. Any food can become as good as new!   Children’s habits

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Premium Fuel Only Please: Why a Balanced Diet is Best for Children

Childhood is the starting point where foundations for future health are laid. Just as a car requires the right fuel to run efficiently, a child’s body needs a balanced diet to thrive, play and learn.   Ensuring children adopt a balanced diet is one of the

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Feeding Microbiome: Tiny Superheroes in the Gut

Within our children’s bodies, a microscopic superhero team known as the microbiome is silently working to protect and enhance their wellbeing. Residing in the gut, these superheroes defend against invaders bringing illness, and to promote a strong immune system. Their mission is to ensure children have

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Little Chefs, Big Appetites: Stir up Healthy Habits

Let’s Talk Meal Times Engaging children in meal preparation is a fun and educational experience that promotes healthy eating habits. The childcare centres we work with strive to create education about food, but here are some ideas to cook up more great habits at home for

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Study finds children missing out on healthy diets in childcare settings

Deakin University Study Reveals Poor Nutritional Outcomes in Australian Childcare Centers Due to Discretionary Meal Choices and Lack of Resources   A June 2022 study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition found that discretionary meal choices, such as daily sandwiches, were used regularly in childcare

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Healthy Fats for Growing Bodies

Not all fats are made equal. Did you know that some types of fats are essential for good health? While fats are often given a bad rap, there are some fats that our bodies absolutely need to survive.   What are fats? Dietary fats come in

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Eating our words: Expert tips on how to speak to children about food

It’s well-known that the way a parent or caregiver speaks to a child has an impact on their behaviour, but research is increasingly showing that this is also true for how children form eating habits. How we speak to children about food is just as important

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Five ways we make it easy to shift to a childcare nutrition partner

Deciding whether to have an in-house chef or have food brought into your centre is never easy. While an in-house chef may sound appealing, it can have many limitations for Centre Directors and educators particularly given the current labour market, when resources are absent and the

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Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit

There is a popular saying “knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, but wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad”! Tomatoes are a great source of dietary fibre, vitamin C, folate and the antioxidant lycopene, which has been researched for its role

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