Diet and Nutrition and Exercise for children

Encouraging children to lead a healthy life style is very important. By instilling the importance of being healthy from a young age we can help to combat obesity and encourage children to take responsibility for their own healthy lifestyle. Learning about healthy eating and exercise early on in life should help children to make the right choices and understand why these choices are necessary for their long term health.

CONTENTS
DIET, NUTRITION AND EXERCISE FOR CHILDREN
UNIT ONE – NUTRITION AND HEALTHY EATING
1.1 The main food groups

1.2 Health problems associated with excess and inadequate nutrient intake in children and adults

1.3 Good health and five a day recommendation

1.4 Body Mass Index

UNIT TWO – FOOD HYGIENE AND FOOD SAFETY
2.1 Good hygiene practices in the kitchen

2.2 Shopping for food

2.3 Storing food safely

2.4 Preparing food safely

2.5 Cooking food safely

2.6 Food Poisoning

2.7 Pet safety

UNIT THREE – NUTRITION FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 16 YEARS
3.1 Weaning and feeding babies
3.2 Healthy eating for children aged between 1 and 3 years
3.3 Healthy eating for pre-school children between 3 and 5 years
3.3 Healthy eating for school age children between 6 and 12 years
3.4 Healthy eating for teenagers
UNIT FOUR – KEY NUTRIENTS AND VITAMINS
4.1 Benefits and limitations of key nutrients

4.2 Non-nutrient foods

4.3 The Balance of Good Health

UNIT FIVE – NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES AND MENU PLANNING
5.1 Recommended daily allowances from each food group

5.2 Improving nutrition and reducing health problems in under 5’s

5.3 Planning healthy meals and snacks

UNIT SIX – DIGESTION
6.1 The structure of the digestive system

6.2 Changes that occur to food as it passes through the digestive system
UNIT SEVEN – FOOD LABELS
7.1 High, medium and low fat, sugar and salt content

7.2 The complexity of food labels

UNIT EIGHT – DIETARY CHANGES
8.1 Factors influencing people’s food choices

8.1 Barriers to dietary change

UNIT NINE – THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF SPECIFIC GROUPS
9.1 Groups of children who need additional dietary consideration
9.2 Identifying help and support
UNIT TEN – THE PRINCIPLES OF EXERCISE
10.1 The benefits of physical play and exercise

10.2 Supporting physical exercise in children