Healthy Eating
Every child is different, and eating habits can change from day to day.
These ideas can help support healthy eating in a way that works for your family:
- Offering meals and snacks at regular times can help children feel settled. The NHS offers lots of kid friendly recipes for meals on the Healthier Families website.
- Fruit and vegetables should be offered in small amounts across the day. Check out the Healthier Families website to find details on what counts as part of your child’s five a day
- Water and milk are good everyday drinks
- Keeping sugary foods as occasional treats can help protect teeth. There are lots of food swaps that you can use to swap high sugar foods to healthy and tasty foods – you can find some recommended swaps here.
- Fussy eating is common and often passes with time. You can find extra guidance and tips on fussy eating on the NHS website.