Eating healthier can have a positive impact on you and your families’ health.
The benefits for making small improved changes to you and your families’ eating habits are endless. When you choose to eat healthier you will
Choosing to eat healthier can be fun too! Here are some activities locally which can support you in achieving you and your families’ healthy eating goals.
Veg Bag Scheme (in East Kent)
Cook and Eat Project (in East Kent)
Eating balanced meals can help you eat healthier. The main principle of healthy eating for adults and children over the age of five years old is:
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Eat at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables
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Base your meals around a starchy food – e.g. wholemeal pasta
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Have breakfast!
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Cut down the amount of saturated fat in your diet
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Limit your salt intake – no more than 6g = 1 teaspoon
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Drink lots of water!
For further details visit the Food Standards Agency and the ‘5 A DAY’ NHS websites.
Need more information?
If you would like more information on nutrition and how to eat more healthy, the following sites are good places to start:
British Nutrition Foundation: Has information on healthy eating and resources to download.
Food Standards Agency: Consumer advice and information on food labelling and food products.
British Dietetic Association: A site more suited to professionals but has good resources on food facts.
National Healthy Schools: A link to the national site.
Healthy Start Vitamins: A site which provides free vouchers for milk and fresh fruit and vegetables.
MEND ('Mind, Exercise, Nutrition...Do It!'): A programme dedicated to reducing childhood and family overweight and obesity levels.
Sure Start
The Government’s vision, set out most recently in the Children’s Plan, is that every child and young person should have the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Sure Start is at the forefront of transforming the way services are delivered for young children and their families.
The aim of Sure Start Children’s Centres is to improve outcomes for all children. They are a vital part of the Government’s ten-year childcare strategy to enable all families with children to have access to an affordable, flexible, high-quality childcare place for their child.
To find out more about the Sure Start programmes that are going on in your area, click on the link below:
http://schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk/children-centres-search-results/?searchstring=south+east
