not healthy eating but healthy living:
Healthy Living Policy
A good balanced diet is vital for children to develop healthily along with fresh air and regular exercise, and I aim to ensure that all children in my care embrace a healthy lifestyle.
I ask parents to provide packed lunches with healthy options. I offer healthy snacks, like fruit, vegetables, and cheese and offer milk or water for the children to drink. Please can parents support this by not sending children with juice or squash with their packed lunch.
I encourage children to choose healthy options and to experiment by trying new foods from other cultures. Older children are encouraged to help in the preparation of snacks. I can cater for children with different food allergies and cultural or religious requirements.
I will record what your child has eaten and approximate amounts in the daily diary. If you have any concerns please do not hesitate to discuss it with me.
I am happy to support you if you are weaning your baby.
I do not permit children to have fizzy drinks, unless it is a special occasion and parents have given permission.
I do not encourage children to eat sweets on a regular basis, and would ask parents not to send the child with sweets. We occasionally make cakes or biscuits as a special treat, and birthday cakes are another welcome treat. We sometimes eat party food, again this is a special treat. This means that the children learn to include treats as part of a normal, healthy diet.
I also ensure that all children are given the opportunity to exercise on a daily basis, either at toddler groups, the park, the garden, walking in the woods for example. I ask that all children are provided with suitable clothing as inclement weather will not prevent us from enjoying the outdoors. I have a limited number of waterproofs and would ask that a raincoat is supplied. In sunny weather please remember to send your child with a hat and suitable suncream.