Facts & Figures...
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Can a Child Eat Too Healthily?
In the 1980s, there were concerns about ‘muesli-belt malnutrition’, with children eating too healthy a diet. Though in this case the concerns were overstated, it is...
Coeliac Disease in Children
Coeliac disease is an autoimmune disease (a disease where the body’s immune system attacks its own cells). Coeliac disease is triggered by gluten, a protein found in...
Food Group Proportions in a Balanced Diet
A balanced diet contains food from all five major food groups – meat, fish and other proteins; cereals, grains and other starchy foods; fruit and...
Food in Pregnancy: Effects on an Unborn Baby
Eating well in pregnancy (and even before) is very important as it provides the nutrients and energy that the growing baby needs. It’s not just...
Fun Facts: How Many Calories Does a Child Burn?
Children will put on weight if they take in more calories through food and drink than they burn though activity. It’s recommended that children...
Fun Facts: How Many Calories...?
The number of calories that a child needs changes as they grow and their activity levels change (see ‘How Many Calories Does Your Child Need?’) While strict calorie...
Healthy Food Quiz
Do you really know what children and teenagers should be eating? Think you know your healthy food? Test your knowledge here…
1. Which Is The Highest In...
How Many Calories Does Your Child Need?
Children’s needs for calories change as they grow. The Estimated Average Requirements (EARs) are based on the requirements (and the activity...
Is Organic Really Important?
Organic food is more expensive to produce and buy than conventionally farmed food. According to the BBC, organic sales are down by 11% as a result of the recession....
Is Your Child Obese?
Everyone is talking about child obesity – every day there are news reports about the obesity epidemic. A survey in the UK suggested that 25% boys and 33% of girls...
Quiz: Picking Out the Healthy Choices
So you think you know how to pick the healthy choice for your kids - but how easy is it to pick out a healthy choice?Take our quiz to find out....
The Myth of Superfoods
So-called superfoods are foods that are supposed to have particular health-giving properties based on their high levels of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients,...
