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A balanced diet plays an essential role in the growth, development and health of young children.
Here you'll find dietary information for young children from preschool to school-age. There's information on everything from how to ensure children get their nutritional requirements through to practical tips on how to supply healthy lunches for school.
Updated September 2008
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Breakfast - a great way to start the day!
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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The word breakfast is really two words, 'break' and 'fast'. 'Fast' is when you don't eat food, and all during the night you have been sleeping and not eating, unless you went on a midnight raid of the fridge
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Oct 2009
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Childcare and healthy eating
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Better Health Channel
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All children in childcare need regular healthy meals, snacks and fluids (drinks). Childcare centres should have healthy eating policies and menu plans available. Childcare facilities should also be familiar with hygiene and nutrition standards and food safety laws. Children with a food allergy or allergies need special care.
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Aug 2009
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Children's diet - fruit and vegetables
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Better Health Channel
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Fruit and vegetables can be an enjoyable part of your child's diet. Both these foods contain essential nutrients that are important for a child's growth and development. Parents may worry their child is not eating enough fruit and vegetables. If you eat and enjoy fruit and vegetables every day, your child will usually follow your example.
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Aug 2009
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Child nutrition - juices and sweet drinks
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Better Health Channel
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Water is the best drink for children. Sugary drinks such as juice, cordial and soft drinks may cause health problems for toddlers and children if consumed in large amounts. Problems may include tooth decay, diarrhoea and a poor appetite.
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Aug 2009
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Fast food
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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In the 'olden days' when there were no televisions or video games, people ate all their meals at home or sometimes at another family's home.
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Aug 2009
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Snacks for children - easy read
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Food for child care, kindy, school, home and outings. Children need a range of healthy foods to grow, learn and play.
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Jul 2009
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Eating and drinking
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Novita Children's Services
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Common mealtime issues for children with physical disability are described in detail together with the way that Novita speech pathologists handle such issues. Lots of practical ideas are provided regarding the best foods and the best ways of preparing such foods, as well as suggestions for mealtime equipment, oral stimulation and mealtime communication.
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Jul 2009
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Low lactose diet for children
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Lactose is the natural sugar found in milk. It is found in different amounts in all dairy products and any processed foods which contain milk.
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Jun 2009
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High fibre diet for children
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Dietary fibre is the part of food that is not digested by the body. It is found only in plant foods, particularly in skins, seeds and stalks of fruits and vegetables.
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Jun 2009
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Weight - how much should you weigh?
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Research shows that most children and teenagers think that they are too thin or too fat, but in fact most of them are about the right weight for their body!!
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Jun 2009
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Fuel for your body
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Your body is like a wonderful machine. First of all it builds itself in your mothers womb. It works hard on growing bigger and stronger.
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Jun 2009
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Food - food groups
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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If we dont eat food then our bodies don't work. If we don't eat the right food our bodies don't work as well as they can.
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Jun 2009
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Food - eating and sport
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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You need to provide your body with the right sort of fuel if you are exercising regularly and training for your sport. What you need to eat.
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Jun 2009
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More about vitamins
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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The word vitamin means vital to life. All plants and animals need vitamins but only green plants can make all the vitamins they need.
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Jun 2009
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Balanced diet
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Does a girl on a tightrope carrying a sandwich have a balanced diet? Well it depends whats on the sandwich!
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Jun 2009
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Vegetarian - it's more than not eating meat
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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There are really 6 forms of vegetarian eating. Vegans, lacto-vegetarian eats fruit, vegetables, nuts, grains and dairy foods
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May 2009
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Water soluble vitamins
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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This topic is about vitamin C and the B group vitamins - the water soluble vitamins.
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May 2009
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Vitamins and minerals
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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We hear so much about vitamins these days but what are they? Vitamins are substances that your body needs so that it can work properly.
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May 2009
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Feeding children
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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What children learn at home about meal times and eating is important in how they feel about food for the rest of their lives.
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Mar 2009
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Sunshine - health benefits and health risks
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Some small amount of sun exposure is needed to keep us healthy. This is because we need vitamin D which is made by the action of sunlight (UVB rays) on the skin.
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Feb 2009
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