Eating Well for 5-12 Year Olds
£8.00

A simple whole family approach for parents and carers to guide healthy eating for children aged 5-12 years.
Classification: PiL (Patient Information Leaflet) Enforcement of healthy eating messages for self-management - advice is easily understood requiring no additional explanation.
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To support
- Introducing solids, including through milk intolerance
- Healthy eating for children aged 1 - 12
- Weight gain for children who may struggle to eat enough
- Establishing eating patterns for children with eating difficulties
Healthy eating
- Know the health benefits of healthy eating
- Understand how to choose a balanced diet
- Recognise the importance of establishing regular eating patterns
- Be able to address nutritional issues e.g. constipation, and know when/where to get further help
- Be aware of strategies to use to encourage weight gain/loss
- Be aware of benefits of being a healthy weight
- Know practical steps to have healthy meals/snacks
- Be aware of the value of exercise and strategies to achieve guideline amounts
- Be aware of triggers to seek professional advice
- Be aware of reasons for poor growth/weight
- Know how to make meals and snacks more nourishing and how to adapt 5 food groups to increase energy
Evidence Base:
- Dietary Reference Values for Food Energy and Nutrients for the United Kingdom. Report on Health and Social Subjects No. 41. HMSO, London Department of Health (1991)
- Dr Helen Crawley (Caroline Walker Trust), Eating Well for under 5s in child care - Practical and nutritional guidelines 2006
- First Steps Nutrition Trust 2016, Good Food Choices and Portion Sizes for 1-4 year olds
- First Steps Nutrition Trust 2017 Eating Well: the First Year
- Good Food Choices and Portion Sizes for 1-4 year olds First Steps Nutrition Trust 2016
- NICE (Clinical Knowledge summary) Cows’ milk protein allergy in children 2015
- NICE Faltering growth guidelines (NG75) 2017
- NICE Vitamin D: supplement use in specific population groups (PH56) 2017
- Nutrition matters for the early years - Public Health Agency of Ireland
- RCPCH Position Statement: breastfeeding in the UK 2017
- Santos I.et al. Late preterm birth is a risk factor for growth faltering in early childhood: a cohort study, BMC paediatrics (2009) 9;71:1-8
- Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) 2011 Energy Requirements
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Publication Details
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NDR-UK Ref No:
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9405
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Publication Format:
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A5 leaflet
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Classification:
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PiL
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Pack size:
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10
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Publication date:
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01/15
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Last Review:
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01/18
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Next Review:
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2021
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