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Introduction
Find support to embed positive feeding habits into everyday learning, with resources on guidelines, menu understanding, and promoting positive food experiences. Explore practical tools, training, and tips to help you build children’s knowledge and confidence around food.
Find support to embed positive feeding habits into everyday learning, with resources on guidelines, menu understanding, and promoting positive food experiences. Explore practical tools, training, and tips to help you build children’s knowledge and confidence around food.
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Getting started
Start building a supportive food environment by understanding your role in encouraging healthy eating. This guide introduces practical ways to engage children with food and support positive mealtime experiences.
Guidelines
Understand the requirements of relevant guidelines and how to apply them in your service. This section helps you align your menus with best practice, support children’s nutrition, and meet regulatory expectations with confidence.
Provide tasty meals and snacks that meet infants’ nutrition needs.
Activity resources
Access resources to help you create positive food experiences and support children’s learning about food and nutrition. Discover practical ideas, tools, and guidance to embed nutrition into your everyday learning.
Promoting positive mealtimes
We have developed a range of resources to support your team in promoting positive mealtimes and food learning.
Allergies and intolerances
Food allergies are common in Australia. Early childhood services who provide food to young children will need to plan their menus to accommodate children with food allergies. Some allergic reactions can be life-threatening, so it is important to know how to prepare and serve food safely for children with food allergies.
Training
Support children’s wellbeing by embedding healthy eating into everyday learning and care. Explore how to encourage positive food habits while understanding menu planning
The Healthy Eating Advisory Service acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we operate. We pay our respects to them, their culture and their Elders past and present.
The Healthy Eating Advisory Service is delivered by experienced nutritionists and dietitians at National Nutrition Foundation, with support from the Victorian Government.
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