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Vote for the Food for Life Partnership in the National Lottery Awards final!

27 July 2010

The Soil Association-led Food for Life Partnership has reached the National Lottery Awards final in the Best Health Project category.

Nurseries need more advice on healthy eating, study finds

26 May 2010

Nurseries need more support to develop and implement healthy eating policies, according to new research. A study by the University of Liverpool, funded by the Liverpool Institute for Health Inequalities Research on behalf of the local

Netmums support the Soil Association Better Nursery Food Now Campaign

12 May 2010

The UK's largest online parenting organisation backs the Soil Association’s call for clear rules for nursery food and offers parents advice on finding healthy childcare. Netmums has over 1.2 million unique users, mostly mums. Urging parent...

National survey of food in nurseries show none meeting guidelines

16 April 2010

A survey of over 100 nurseries across the UK has shown that nursery staff are confused by the range of information available on healthy eating for young children. Of the 118 nurseries taking part in the survey, none were fully meeting guidelines on w...

Time to serve up regulation for nursery food, says Nursery World

26 March 2010

Columnist, Karen Faux, asks whether all parties are "finally coming to agreement on what needs to be done to improve the food provided for nursery children?" Focusing on the interest the Better Nursery Food Now campaign has generated, Karen talks...

Is your toddler tucking in to chips or sardine pate at nursery? asks The Times

23 March 2010

Anna Shepard reports on the survey released today by the Better Nursery Food Now campaign which shows parents want clear rules for the food served in all nurseries to make sure every child's health gets the start in life they deserve

Nursery tots eat junk diet, says The Sun

23 March 2010

Consumer Editor, Jane Hamilton writes: "Under fives are allowed junk food like chocolate, chips and sweets - all banned for older kids in schools. A poll of 1,000 parents on website Mumsnet found only a third were happy with the food at nurseries...

Thought the Turkey Twizzler had had its chips? Nursery campaign in Guardian blog

23 March 2010

Pamela Brunton, Soil Association's policy manager says: "Thought the turkey twizzler had had its day with the school dinners campaign? Think again. Unclench your toddler's sweaty palm and you may still uncover the remnants of a reformed meat nugg...

Parents call for clear standards for the quality of food served in nurseries

23 March 2010

A survey of 1,000 parents released today, conducted by Mumsnet for the Better Nursery Food Now campaign, found that nine out of ten (89 per cent) parents want to see legally enforceable rules for the nutritional standards of food in nurseries.

Ban junk food in our nurseries

23 March 2010

Parents call for clear standards for the quality of food served in nurseries: The Government must act now to improve nursery food and combat the rise in pre-school obesity, according to a survey of 1,000 parents conducted by Mumsnet for the Bette...
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