Supporting Healthy Food Choices Early

Children’s beliefs and attitudes about food, as well as their eating habits, start at home and very early in life. As a provider of food to your child during this critical time, we take our role seriously and know that children who grow up enjoying a variety of nutritious foods from the Five Food Groups are more likely to make their own healthy choices as they get older. We publish our recipes regularly so that foods that your children enjoy or talk about eating can be reproduced by you at home.

Our menu and curriculum are designed to teach children to:

  • Talk about different foods and their role in our health and wellbeing
  • Choose ‘everyday foods’ for home and daycare from the Five Food Groups
  • Save ‘sometimes’ foods for special occasions
  • Provide a variety of fresh vegetables and fruit that are in season
  • Eat mainly wholegrain cereal foods and breads
  • Drink plenty of water instead of sugary drinks like cordial and soft drink
  • Eat a healthy breakfast every day
  • Learn about how foods are grown and where they come from
  • Try new foods and recipes as well as help with cooking and preparation
  • Minimise distractions at mealtimes – make this an enjoyable group time
  • Wash their hands before eating or cooking
  • Be physically active – outdoor activities, dance, playing sports

We also design cooking experiences with our children to allow them to better understand what is involved in providing good nutritious food and to allow them the sensory experience of interacting with food in its various states (eg. raw vs cooked).