Nursery World - Nurseries in deprived areas best at meeting nutritional guidelines

Nurseries in deprived areas outshine the rest when it comes to
meeting national nutrition guidelines, a comprehensive new study has
found.

Settings in the least affluent areas are best at meeting national guidelines on fruit, vegetables, wholegrains and oily fish and the avoidance of sugary drinks, according to research from the Centre for Diet and Activity Research, CEDAR, based at the University of Cambridge.

The author of the study, Dr Sara Neelon, said the study showed 'a strong commitment by nurseries in more deprived areas to promote the health of the children in their care'.

The study also showed most of the 851 nurseries surveyed are serving fruit daily (92 per cent), but 30 per cent of settings are still not serving vegetables at least once per day. The serving of fizzy drinks is less than 1 per cent.

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