Eating Well in Early Years

First Steps Nutrition Trust has lots of information about eating well in the first year and early years for babies and young children.

Their Eating Well: the first year guide provides information and practical advice on introducing solid foods to babies (also called weaning, complementary feeding), with recipes and photos to show the sorts of foods, and amounts of foods, that will give them a good start to their eating journey.

The information is in line with current policy in the UK and provides a pictorial guide which can be used to support families in the first year of their baby’s lives. This guide includes information and example recipes for vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, egg-free and dairy-free diets. Information on cultural diets and fussy eating are also included in this guide.

To download the guide, visit this webpage.

First Steps Nutrition Trust’s Eating Well in the Early Years Guide explains how eating well is essential for children in their early years.

It covers how children from 1-4 years old need to eat well to establish good eating patterns, ensure they grow and develop appropriately, to protect their teeth and to ensure they arrive in school at a healthy body weight able to enjoy a variety of minimally processed foods.

You can download a copy of the guide on their webpage.