Nursery World - Positive Relationships: Let's talk about ... Food

Are all the healthy eating efforts in your setting undone when the children go home? Annette Rawstrone speaks to nursery managers.

Q: Have you had concerns over the food that a child is eating outside of nursery?

A: 'Our nursery is in a children's centre in a deprived area. When we first opened, the children brought in packed lunches and we were shocked by what some of them had. One boy brought in a Pot Noodle every day, another three packets of crisps, and one child would have cold McDonald's or leftover takeaway from the night before. It used to break my heart.

'We now have an outside catering company provide the meals to make sure the children get a good diet. The effect this had on the children was amazing. Their behaviour improved and one child's skin and hair improved almost overnight because she had a more balanced diet.'

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