Why do we choose what we eat and drink, and how do our preferences influence the way we educate children about food? These kinds of questions are at the heart of a course being rolled out by the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF), which it hopes will appeal to practitioners both inside and outside its organisation.
While LEYF has already run courses around healthy eating, 'Nutrition in the Early Years: Getting the Balance Right' is more finely honed than its predecessors and is closely influenced by guidelines from the Caroline Walker Trust and the School Food Trust.
Mine Conkbayir, senior programme manager, apprentices, says the course is designed to challenge participants about their food pre-conceptions and arm them with new knowledge.
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