Nutriional advice with SNAC
Tina Stubbs • January 26, 2020
Nutritional advice with SNAC
Providing the best nutrition possible for young children is vital to ensure optimal physical, social and emotional development. The first 2000 days of life is a critical period when food habits and preferences are formed that remain through to adulthood and affect health later in life. Although many children are thriving, there are concerns about the rates of overweight and obesity, dental decay and mental health – good food and nutrition plays an important role in combating all these poor health outcomes.
Supporting Nutrition for Australian Childcare (SNAC) is an online resource that promotes the importance of providing a healthy eating environment for young children. The key elements of a healthy eating environment include the provision of nutritious, fresh and varied food, but also focuses on the role modelling behaviours of adults, and the importance of teaching children basic nutrition concepts that focus on healthy foods. Visit the website at www.snacwa.com.au
to discover a raft of recipes, menu planning tools, lesson plans, fact sheets, videos, quizzes and activities to support healthy eating. Or you can follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/snacwa/
Whilst the site was originally developed to support Australian childcare staff, the resources are now available to everyone – all you have to do is register with an email address and password. This resource was developed in response to childcare staff calling for food and nutrition training and support for healthy eating environments – educators wanted to do the right thing but didn’t necessarily have the skills to do so.
I was fortunate to speak with Ruth Wallace, the driving force behind the SNAC website. Her passion for educating and supporting childcarers in childhood nutrition for early years is infectious, and we are talking about a possible collaboration to help combat the unhealthy eating habits epidemic sweeping our countries. So watch this space and share!
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