Transcript Early Years Training- Eating Well for Under 5s Childcare

Early Years TrainingEating Well for Under 5s
Childcare
Karen Chugg
Carefree Eating
Why Karen Chugg?
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Dietitian/ Psychotherapist
Experienced trainer
Specialise in weight management in
adults and children
Paediatric training
Mum with two young children
What will be covered?
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Eating Well
Caroline Walker Trust
Infant Feeding
Feeding children aged 1 to 4 years and
menu planning
Nutrition Policy
Contract for change
Cascading the information to others
Evaluation
Why Eating Well Matters?
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Growth & Development
Working towards improving childhood obesity and
other long term food related health problems
Positive relationship with food
Research shows that children under 5 years in
Britain are consuming too much sugar and salt;
their intake of some vitamins and minerals is suboptimal, particularly vitamin A, vitamin C, zinc and
iron.
Intakes of meat, fish, fruit and vegetables are
generally low.
West Midlands
West Midlands
Why Eating Well Matters in
Childcare Centres?
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Increasing numbers of children in
childcare settings
Consistent messages
Choosing Health: making healthier
choices set out a commitment to
create healthy schools
Why Eating Well Matters in
Childcare Centres?
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D of H Choosing a Better Diet – a food and
health action plan 2005 - commitment to
improve nutrition and health
Promote good health and positive attitudes
to healthy eating
Promote breast feeding and a positive
weaning experience
Supporting parents and where appropriate
improving their knowledge on child nutrition
The Caroline Walker Trust
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Expert committee that developed
guidelines on eating well for the under
5s in child care in 1998 and updated
them in 2006.
Provides referenced information on the
relationship between good nutrition
and health and development in infants
and children under 5 years
The Caroline Walker Trust
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Practical guidelines to enable childcare
providers to develop suitable menus
which achieve a good nutritional
balance and variety
Resource document for those working
to improve standards of nutrition for
infants and under 5s in childcare and
other early years settings.
Dietary Reference Values and
Nutrient values
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Dietary Reference Values
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Estimated Average Requirement
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Reference Nutrient Intake
The energy and nutrient based values that have been used in the CWT
report ‘Eating Well for under 5s in Child Care’ are based in the current
Dietary Reference Values for the UK and additional recommendations on
salt intakes
Derived nutrient values for children aged 1-4
compared to adult dietary reference values
Nutrient
1-2 year
olds
3-4 year
olds
1-4 year
olds
Adult
female
Adult
male
Energy
kcals
1100
1480
1290
1940
2550
Total Fat
g
42.8
57.6
50.2
75
99
Carbohydrate
g
146.7
197.3
172
242
319
Non-milk extrinsic
sugars
g
32.3
43.4
37.8
53
70
Protein
g
14.5
17.1
15.8
45
55
Iron
mg
6.9
6.5
6.7
14.8
8.7
Zinc
mg
5
5.8
5.4
7
9.5
Calcium
mg
350
400
375
700
700
Vitamin A
mcg
400
450
425
600
700
Vitamin C
mg
30
30
30
40
40
Sodium
mg
800
1000
900
2400
2400
Salt
g
2
2.5
2.3
6
6