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Swapping sugar for starch may combat obesity

Monday, November 2, 2015

| Nursery World

A new study suggests that replacing sugar in the diets of obese children with starchy foods like crisps and pizza dramatically improves their health.

Health experts call for sugar tax to reduce childhood obesity

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Monday, October 26, 2015

| Nursery World

A coalition of health professionals, academics, nutritionists and campaigners are calling for a tax on sugar to protect the health of children in the UK.

Expert food advice for settings in new scheme

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Monday, October 19, 2015

| Nursery World

A new pilot project will see accredited nutritionists work with early years providers to help them develop and maintain a culture of healthy eating and nutrition in their settings.

Tell us what you think about nursery food

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Monday, October 19, 2015

| Nursery World

Nursery World and the Children's Food Trust have joined forces to launch a nationwide survey of provision of food in early years settings

The big picture: Healthy habits

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Monday, August 24, 2015

| Nursery World

Stationhouse Nursery in Portishead and its sister nursery Lakehouse are among some of the first nurseries in the South West to receive a Children's Food Trust Award.

Healthy food at Toad Hall nurseries gains recognition

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

| Nursery World

The South-East based nursery group has become the first childcare provider in the country to receive a Children’s Food Trust seal of approval for its menu.

Parents urged to cut fizzy drinks

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Friday, July 17, 2015

| Nursery World

Parents are being urged to cut sugar out of children’s diets, following a major Government review.

Ofsted should inspect nursery food, says All Party group

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Thursday, June 18, 2015

| Nursery World

Ofsted should regularly inspect food and nutrition in early years settings, a parliamentary group has said.

Research highlights severity of childhood obesity in Europe

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Friday, May 8, 2015

| Nursery World

Ireland and the UK have the highest rates of childhood obesity in Europe, according to a new data analysis.

Charity calls for ban on junk food ads before 9pm

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Monday, January 26, 2015

| Nursery World

The British Heart Foundation is calling for the Government to bring in a ban on advertising unhealthy food during family shows on television.

Labour to restrict fat, sugar and salt in foods marketed at children

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Thursday, January 15, 2015

| Nursery World

Maximum limits would be imposed on the levels of fat, salt and sugar in food marketed to children, if Labour wins the election, as part of a new approach to public health.

New food rules for schools

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| Nursery World

A revised set of mandatory food standards for all maintained schools and new academies and free schools came into force this week.

Universal free school meals for Primary 1 to 3 pupils in Scotland

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Monday, January 5, 2015

| Nursery World

As of today, every P1 to P3 pupil (aged four to eight) will receive a free school dinner under the Scottish Government’s expanded free school meals policy.

Children bearing the brunt of austerity cuts, shows research

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

| Nursery World

Cuts to services, high living costs and changes to the welfare system have left many children not having their basic human rights met, warns a new report.

First early years nutrition standard launched

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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

| Nursery World

A new standard to train chefs in the specific nutritional needs of young children – the first of its kind in the sector – is being launched this week.

Call for children to be given vitamin D as cases of rickets triple

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Friday, October 24, 2014

| Nursery World

Experts are urging parents to give their children daily doses of Vitamin D, as research shows a lack of awareness of its benefits.

Call for cabinet post to tackle child obesity

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

| Nursery World

A cabinet minister for children should be appointed to oversee policy and strategy for child health and fitness across all departments, a cross-party group of MPS and peers has said.

Nurseries in deprived areas best at meeting nutritional guidelines

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Monday, October 20, 2014

| Nursery World

Nurseries in deprived areas outshine the rest when it comes to meeting national nutrition guidelines, a comprehensive new study has found.

Busy Bees chefs triumph in cookery competition

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Friday, August 1, 2014

| Nursery World

Two nursery chefs have beaten 14 other participants to win Busy Bees' ‘Scrumptious Starters and Delicious Desserts’ competition.

Schools face using budgets to fund free school meals

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Thursday, July 17, 2014

| Nursery World

Nearly a third of councils do not have enough money to pay for Free School Meals for all infants from September.

UK's largest nursery chain launches apprenticeship in catering for school leavers

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Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

A catering apprenticeship for young people working in nurseries has been launched by the UK's largest chain, Busy Bees.

Government maps out changes to Nursery Milk scheme

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

| Nursery World

From next year, all early years settings will receive free nursery milk through a direct supplier, under changes to the way the scheme is run.

Call for end to junk food ads targeting children

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Friday, March 21, 2014

| Nursery World

A petition calling on the Government to block junk food marketing to children has been launched today.

New scheme to help children learn about the benefits of milk

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

| Nursery World

The Children’s Food Trust (CFT) and school milk supplier Cool Milk have teamed up to launch a national health initiative promoting the benefits of milk consumption.

Campaign 'names and shames' stores that sell junk food at the checkout

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Monday, September 16, 2013

| Nursery World

A new campaign has been launched to urge supermarkets to remove unhealthy snacks from checkouts and queuing areas.

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Swapping sugar for starch may combat obesity

Health experts call for sugar tax to reduce childhood obesity

Expert food advice for settings in new scheme

Tell us what you think about nursery food

The big picture: Healthy habits

Healthy food at Toad Hall nurseries gains recognition

Parents urged to cut fizzy drinks

Ofsted should inspect nursery food, says All Party group

Research highlights severity of childhood obesity in Europe

Charity calls for ban on junk food ads before 9pm

Labour to restrict fat, sugar and salt in foods marketed at children

New food rules for schools

Universal free school meals for Primary 1 to 3 pupils in Scotland

Children bearing the brunt of austerity cuts, shows research

First early years nutrition standard launched

Call for children to be given vitamin D as cases of rickets triple

Call for cabinet post to tackle child obesity

Nurseries in deprived areas best at meeting nutritional guidelines

Busy Bees chefs triumph in cookery competition

Schools face using budgets to fund free school meals

UK's largest nursery chain launches apprenticeship in catering for school leavers

Government maps out changes to Nursery Milk scheme

Call for end to junk food ads targeting children

New scheme to help children learn about the benefits of milk

Campaign 'names and shames' stores that sell junk food at the checkout

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