8 - Nutritional education and the promotion of healthy living

Did your programme deliver activities to educate participants about nutrition?

Providers delivered nutritional education in a variety of ways to suit the nature of the activity and age of the children. 23 parents responded telling us that their children eat more fruit.

There were a wide range of activities used by providers to educate on nutrition. Many providers talked about nutrition when setting out the meal, discussing the elements of the food provided.

One provider held sessions in quiet times, which looked at nutrition and how food types affect mood, energy as well as health.

A few providers had games set up around nutrition, with children scoring points and received little prizes for answering questions after discussions on nutrition.

Two providers had quizzes at the end of each day around food as fuel and healthy eating.

Five providers had the smoothie bike in operation – using cycling to power the smoothie maker.

One provider had healthy eating session and each child was issued with a healthy recipe book and cards to share with parents and carers.

Two of the third sector providers cooked a family together at least weekly, demonstrating cookery skills alongside healthy eating and sharing nutritional information.