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Food and drink requirements relating to current frameworks: EYFS (Foods to…
Food and drink requirements relating to current frameworks: EYFS
Training on how to provide nutritious meals and snacks should be offered to anyone working in childcare
Providing healthy, balanced and nutritious food and drink must remain a statutory component of the EYFS welfare requirements and should be seen as integral to the learning and development requirements
The new guidance should be supported by training and resources for practitioners
Complementary feeding
Solids
Finger foods
Drinks and cups
First foods
Starchy food
Protein foods
Fruit
Dairy
Vegetables
Simple, healthy recipes
Healthy snacks
Foods to avoid
•Raw jelly cubes – they can be a choking hazard
•Sugar and salt – your baby doesn't need it. Too much salt is bad for their kidneys and sugar can cause tooth decay
•Nuts – don't give your baby or toddler nuts until they are five years old, as they can cause choking
•Honey – avoid honey until your baby is 12 months old. It contains bacteria that can lead to infant botulism, a serious illness that can make your baby very unwell
•Raw shellfish – this can increase the risk of food poisoning
•Shark, swordfish or marlin – high levels of mercury in these fish can affect your baby's growing nervous system
Drinks to avoid
•Fruit juice or smoothies – babies younger than 12 months old don't need fruit juices or smoothies. But if you do choose to offer them, dilute with water (one part juice to 10 parts water) and make sure they’re with a meal
•Soya drinks – before your baby is 12 months
•Squash, fizzy drinks, flavoured milk – these all contain lots of sugar and can cause tooth decay, even when they're diluted
•Rice drinks – as they may contain unsafe levels of arsenic - until your child is five years old
•Cow's, goat's or sheep's milk – before your baby is 12 months
https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/baby/first-foods