Nutrition resources for schools
Free resources that promote drinking water, eating breakfast and healthy snacks
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Free resources that promote drinking water, eating breakfast and healthy snacks
The Nutrition Foundation provides accurate information about food and nutrition to help make informed choices for a healthy eating and therefore a healthy lifestyle.
Happy toddlers and young children need the right nutrition for growth and development.
This booklet will help you with all things nutrition for your littlie, setting them up for healthy habits throughout their life. Introducing nourishing foods from an early age encourages children to learn about and enjoy different tastes and textures.
Happy creating and cooking!
Sugary Drinks
Whole Grains
Great resources including family food and guidelines for different age groups.
Kai Maori is made up of kaiwhenua – food from the land, and kaimoana – food from the sea.
This online version of the book supports the implementation of Health and Physical Education in the New Zealand Curriculum (1999) by providing teachers with ideas for planning units of work to meet the identified learning needs of students. Although the learning experiences present a teaching sequence, teachers are not expected to implement all the suggested activities or necessarily to follow the sequence suggested. To meet the learning needs of their students, teachers may use all or parts of this book over a two- or three-year cycle and may also select from activities designed for other year levels.
Kid’s health is designed for parents of young children who want all the answers. Keeping your children healthy as they grow and develop from a new born through to their teens.
Kid’s Health is an interactive tool to engage and educate children in their own health and wellbeing. Designed for children over 5.
We aim to give you the tools to make the best health choices for you. Here's whatyou'll find on KidsHealth.org:
Gathering together many different perspectives on kaupapa Māori veganism or plant-based kai and ethics is just a starting point for University of Canterbury (UC) Ngata Centenary Doctoral Scholar Kirsty Dunn.
The big picture ideas behind healthy food and activity choices in schools.From the National Heart Foundation
Why do we need hydration? Water is the main substance in our bodies, making up more than 50% of a person’s body weight, and it’s directly involved in every biochemical reaction in each cell in our body. Find more videos at http://osms.it/more.
To assist health professionals and other sector workers decipher fact from fiction, HPA is undertaking factual reviews of topical issues. These two-page information sheets contain evidence-based advice to help you provide clear consistent information to consumers.
Get your facts right and avoid any confusion.
This double-sided resource from the National Heart Foundation shows the simple steps you can take to add healthier options to your meals, also contains a simplified version of our Healthy Heart visual food guide. First pad is free then $1 per unit
This infographic poster shows the amount of sugar in soft drinks, fruit juice, sports drinks and energy drinks. Available in Māori and English from the Health Promotion Agencyand locally from Wendi Wolfen-Duvall, Napier Health, 76 Wellesley Road, Napier. 06 834 1815 ext 4162 wendi.wolfen-duvall@hbdhb.govt.nz
Te Hapū O Ngāti Wheke is the heart of the Rāpaki community, and it’s a heart the hapū are committed to keeping healthy.
From the National Heart Foundation. Lots of resources including drafts of policies, menus, newsletter snippets, info on Calcium, etc etc etc
This is the website of a monthly New Zealand magazine - Healthy Food Guide. Provides accurate advice, practical ideas and a range of healthy recipes. You will need to subscribe to this website.
Poster to view or download. Poster A2 available locally from Wendi Wolfen-Duvall, Napier Health, 76 Wellesley Road, Napier. 06 834 1815 ext 4162 wendi.wolfen-duvall@hbdhb.govt.nz
https://www.healthed.govt.nz/resource/healthy-food-and-drinks-%E2%80%93-english-version HE1711
Also a wide range of other "Healthy Eating" material on line, and in pamphlet form.