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The Garden to Table programme is changing the way children approach and think about food. All around the country, we want to see children enthusiastically getting their hands dirty and learning how to grow, harvest, prepare and share fresh, seasonal food.
15 fun facts about the digestive system
These core exercises for kids may help develop your child's core strength and stability.
Having good core strength can help your child sit well at a desk, and helps provide a stable base for gross and fine motor tasks.
As an occupational therapist and homeschooling mom, I have used these exercises in the schools where I have worked, as well as with my own children, so they are easy to do, and designed to be done by kids who may struggle with coordination and strength.
Not all children will become athletes, but all children do need core stability to be functional in daily school and home tasks.
Legumes and beans are a great heart healthy food – they’re full of goodness as well as being cheap, tasty, and quick and convenient to use. From the National Heart Foundation
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Effective Practice report from ERO.
Young people told ERO that even though they knew what to do, they were
not always able to make these healthy choices. Environmental and financial
constraints limited their ability to participate in physical activity. They were
restricted in their ability to make healthy nutritional choices by the food that
was available to them, either as a result of what was affordable, or what their
parents chose to provide.
Schools and early learning services can teach children and young people
to value healthy food, nutrition and physical activity. To effectively change
behaviour, parents, whänau, local government and the wider community
needs to work together to support children and young people with
opportunities to make the best choices for their health and wellbeing.
Do you know how much is enough when it comes to servings of different food types? This handy visual reference can be used for children, teenagers and adults and is an easy way to check the size of your food portions. From the National Heart Foundation. Free for first 25 (then $0.10 per unit)
Today all manufacturers need to provide nutritional information on all pre-packaged foods and drinks found in the UK. You’ll find this information on the food label either on the front or back of pack, to help you understand the nutrient and calorie count.
Ideas for non-food rewards, recipes, snacks, drinks, markets, sugar, portion sizes
From the Canadian Government. Interesting and useful recipes, resources, information and tips. In Canada there is a real emphasis on HOW we eat (as a family, at a table, with sharing), not just on WHAT we eat.
This is a FREE national nutrition education programme developed for years 5 and 6, based on the NZ curriculum, using an inquiry based learning approach. By participating in Food for Thought you will receive:
Eating too much sugar is really bad for your health.
It's been linked to an increased risk of many diseases, including obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer.
Many people are now trying to minimize their sugar intake, but it's easy to underestimate how much you're actually consuming.
You eat a meal. And then a bit later… you do a poo! But what happens in between? NG KiDS takes a juicy journey down through your digestive system to find out where your grub goes…
The impact of food on mental health
The charts below provide an estimated number of Kilojoules or Calories expended at various body weights while performing a range of exercises for 30 minutes.
On-line version of a pamphlet for teenagers. View or download.
You can download or get a Pad of 50 tear-off ideas pages for healthier ways to do snack and to get more veggies into your diet
These 'Easy meals with vegetables’ flyers show basic storage, preparation and cooking techniques for common vegetables. They will be useful to those running introductory cooking classes, in vegetable co-op boxes and for use in healthy lifestyle programmes.
They come in pads of 20 double-sided A4 flyers and include a basic recipe.
Free
Find out the conditions that could arise if a healthy balanced diet is not followed. These are 10 conditions that are caused by poor nutritional status.
From crosswords to word finds to fill in the blanks and even colouring in, these worksheets are a fun way to educate children on the digestive system.