The Importance of a Balanced Diet
Your child needs a balanced diet, with a variety of foods, to ensure that they develop into a healthy adult. On top of this, healthy eating must be balanced with regular physical activity, matching energy intake with energy output. As childhood obesity continues to rise, the development of a healthy lifestyle in young children has become more important than ever and as health-related behaviours and attitudes to food are formed in childhood.
Top Ten Lunch Box Tips
A handy downloadable fact sheet with ten top tips to help busy mums, dads and kids make a tasty, healthy and safe lunch box.
Download: Top Ten Lunchbox Tips factfile (pdf, 80kb)
What are Guideline Daily Amounts (GDAs)? Quite simply, Guideline Daily Amounts (GDAs) can be used to take the guesswork out of what we should be eating and make planning a healthy balanced diet so much easier. Children have different GDAs to adults. Learn more about GDAs and what are needed by children in this GDA fact sheet.
Download: What Are Guideline Daily Amounts (GDAs)? Factfile (pdf, 80kb)
Can Snacks and Drinks be Part of a Healthy Diet?
Adults and children need a regular intake of energy and other nutrients to keep going and stay healthy. Snacks can be part of a healthy lifestyle, and we should all drink plenty of liquid every day. It is important to drink more when the weather is warm and when we are physically active. This factfile gives more details on how to fit both of these in to a healthy balanced diet.
Download: Can Snacks and Drinks be Part of a Healthy Diet? Factfile (pdf, 80kb)
What Diet Will Keep My Teeth Healthy?
It's important when eating and drinking through the day to think about your teeth. Our teeth factfile gives some helpful advice and tips on keeping your teeth healthy.
Download: What Diet Will Keep My Teeth Healthy? Factfile (pdf, 80kb)
Food Hygiene Tips to Keep Your Lunchbox Safe
As when preparing all food, it is important to remember the basic rules for food hygiene – for example paying extra attention to raw and ready to eat food.
Lunch boxes need additional care, as they are often not eaten until a few hours after they have been made. It's also important to keep them cold, particularly in hot weather. For example you could use cool packs and frozen drinks for insulation.
More advice on preparing pack lunches safely can be found on our food safety website, foodlink:
Food Hygiene Factfile
Food Preparation Factfile
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