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Early food education for life-long healthy eating

The Food Standards Agency has recently published a new range of workbooks and downloadable resources to help young people learn about food and health [1]. ‘Food route: a journey through food’ is a resource appropriate for primary and secondary schools and is supported by teachers. The new resources have been developed with the British Nutrition Foundation and will hopefully help children improve their food knowledge and encourage them to eat healthily.

WCRF UK supporting learning about food and health

WCRF UK runs an education programme for children, the Great Grub Club (GGC). The GGC website [2] includes sections for parents, teachers and educators working with children aged 4 to 7. Content for children aged 8 to 10 will soon be developed. The website is full of interactive content and free resources, including instructions on how to grow fruits and vegetables, healthy recipes and display materials. Health professionals working with parents and children can download simple activities and factsheets to encourage early food education and to build life-long healthy food habits in children.

To read about more children’s health initiatives, visit our programmes and policies section.

References

1. Food Standards Agency, 2009. [online]. Available from: http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2009/aug/foodroute
2. http://www.greatgrubclub.com