Nutrition

For some children, it is essential to monitor their diet and the food that they eat has to be prepared and planned very carefully as they may have allergies, intolerances or medical conditions, such as: disease or diabetes. You should take care to follow the parents instructions relating to their child allergies or intolerances, failure to do so could result in the child health being endangered, possibly even in death.

Nutrition is important to understand because it is a significant contributor to the health and wellness of a human being. Nutrition can determine the weight of a person, the performance of organs and the body’s ability to prevent or accelerate certain diseases. Health and nutrition can be influenced by several factors such as family, friends, peers as well as physical and mental stress. As a young child, the immediate family is the biggest influence on nutrition because they are the first role models and establish the initial habits that the individual will develop. Through daily meal plans given to children, they can develop a standard of care in regard to nutrition and then incorporate key food groups into their daily diet. A child’s

Policies have a big importance in the setting and as practitioners we are required to adhere to these as they meet the needs of children and families. Healthy eating policy ensures children are getting all the nutrition their body needs; by having a nutritionally balanced menu children will be encouraged to try new things, this will ensure they are eating healthy at nursery if not at home as they have their five a day fruit and vegetables and plenty of water and milk. (Lewis, 2013)

This artifact MyPlate lesson plan was one of the lesson plans I created to use for my Advanced Observation and Participation in Early Childhood/Primary Settings. This lesson falls under the content area of health and safety. Using the newest form of the nutritional chart MyPlate for this lesson plan. This this lesson plan the students would develop an understanding of the basis for healthy eating by using the MyPlate, by sort foods into their respective groups on the plate.

Children and young people’s health and development is closely linked to their dietary choice as they need the right amount of nutrients necessary to keep their energy and to maintain the body for growth, tissue repair, healthy skin, hair and teeth, red blood cells and strong immune system.

A medical factor that can affect a child’s diet is diabetes which is when your body causes blood glucose levels to rise quite high however there are two types and they are type 1 and type 2 . Type 1 is when the body does not produce any insulin and type 2 is when the body does not use insulin properly, Insulin is a hormone that helps the pancreas to use and store glucose which will be later converted into energy and used for exercise or everyday activities. Many children are more likely to be diagnosed with type 1 than type 2 but having type 1, insulin injections, blood sugar tests and a specialised diet plan will all be given out. Children will still be able to have food that everyone else has but according to Diabetes (2017) ‘It is

A key problem for John, the 10 year old child, is that he does not like eating sandwiches. Taste preferences cannot be controlled completely. However, John may benefit from being in a positive environment while he eats and has a bit of control over what he eats so that he may learn to listen to what his body wants and what his body needs. The younger sibling, Jamie, poses no problems or issues with regards to nutrition. Jennifer, has the issue of keeping up her nutrition as she needs to maintain an optimal nutritional diet in order to have her baby developed healthily and maintain proper growth. Furthermore, once her child is born, it may be wise to follow the idea that using food as a reward or punishment, as well as encouraging could lead to negative effects on the child’s nutritional eating patterns and over/under-eating as well as a picky eater, which

When working in a nursery you have to be aware that all the children’s nutritional requirements as well as making sure that these are being met. What this means is that we should always ensure that we are providing them with a balanced and diverse diet which meets the governments guidelines. We should provide children with a diet that is based around the Eat Well Plate this consists on Carbohydrates such as bread, pasta, rice etc. Dairy, like Cheese, Milk, Butter, Protein such as Chicken, Beef, Turkey, etc. Fruit and Vegetables and finally Fats the portion size for fat is much more smaller then all of the other areas on the plate as there not that good for our bodies and they don’t really of offer many nutritional benefits and they can sometimes

Standard 8: Food and drink specifies that adequate and nutritious food and drink are essential for children’s well-being. The registered person and staff have a good understanding of

In this section we show how you plan to evaluate your approach to food and drink provision throughout the setting and review the food policy. For example: using the Code of Practice Checklist to evaluate the setting’s approach to food and drink provision, feedback from parents, carers, keeping up to date with current good practice on meeting the welfare requirements for food and drink, regularly review staff training, reviewing the food policy at least once a

Poor health can affect the building of relationships between parent and others, resulting in a lack of confidence and independence. However, nurseries that contribute to improving children’s diets through the promotion of consistent healthy eating enables them to make healthy food choices and to develop lifelong healthy eating habits. A good diet is essential for good

Relation to current frameworks the statutory frameworks for the Early Years Foundation Stage says that the when nurseries provide meals, snacks and drinks it must be healthy, balanced and nutritious for the children’s and also there has to be fresh drinking water available to drink and accessible for children to reach at all the time for children. In the setting all the staffs that are involved preparing and handling food they must be well training in food hygiene. The current framework also says that the setting needs to records and act on information that is provided by the parents and career about a child’s dietary needs.

Foods and their nutrients are essential to life. In the beginning years of life an infant’s nutritional health depends on the family unit. Parents must have knowledge of the changing food needs of the child and must also have sufficient resources to provide food, shelter, and clothing for the family. Equally important, parents create the cultural and psychological environment that influences the

It is imperative for children to develop with healthy nutrition during their first five years of life in order to sustain a healthy well being. When a child experiences stunted growth, they often have difficulties learning and

If I had more time and the resources in this assignment, as said previously, I would have created my own experiment where I show the ‘’healthiness’’ levels of a day to day person, consuming the recommended amount of nutrition and macronutrients compared to a person who lives in a third world country affected by global warming to show the importance of minerals in water, vitamins, etc. However, I could have also researched further into where these third world countries could get the nutrients from if they cannot get them from certain foods. Evaluating my plan, starting my work earlier to allow myself to make multiple drafts instead of just one or two which would have allowed my plan to be more precise. I would have also implemented