Nutrition and Health

Kids Healthy Meals and Family Recipes

• School Food Trust - with the slogan Eat Better Do Better their intention is to transform school meals and promote healthy eating for all children. Also has some great ideas for packed lunches - click here
• 5 A Day - information on how to get those essential ’5 a day’ fruit and vet portions. Healthy eating for the family, portion sizes, ideas on how to get teenagers to take part.
• BBC – children and food - good advice and kids recipes
• Childhood Obesity Fact Sheet – BUPA - information on maintaining a healthy weight
• Keep Kids Healthy  – Nutrition – US based site but plenty of good information on children’s nutrition and healthy eating

Family & Kids Recipes

• Big Cook Little Cook - has the Big Cooks Cook Book stuffed with recipes
• Cookalotamus (USA) - enjoy cooking and eating together as a family – fun site
• Cool Kids Cooking - – in association with a New Zealand prime time kids TV show this great website has easy recipes, cooking tips, games and fun stuff
• Healthy Lunchbox - lunch box ideas … for you as well as the kids
• Kids and Cooking - Great Recipes and tips to get kids cooking
• Motherwise - creating food for fussy eaters
• Nick Jr - recipes and fun food from the little ‘uns favourite site

Organic Food

• Dove farm - fun with dough
• Farm Around – North of England - the Northern branch of Farm Around
• Kids Organics - some great organic recipes for children
• Organic Food (UK) - organic food and lifestyle info web site
• Organic Milk - why it’s good for you (more omega 3 essential fatty acids) and where to buy
• Organix - pre packed food range and where to find it on the high street
• Soil Association (UK) - promoting organic farming
• Village Bakery - organic baked goods delivered to your door – products for special diets too (dairy / gluten free)

Vegetarians and Children

• Veg Dining – find a vegetarian restaurant
• Veg Resource Group – Feeding Vegan Kids
• Vegan Society – recipes for babies & toddlers
• Vegetarian Society – Nutrition for Children

Children’s Nutrition – Help and Advice

• Direct.gov.uk – healthy eating for the under 5s
• Eat Well – be well … government site with advice split in to ages and stages
• Food Additives and Ingredients Association – information about food additives from the FAIA
• Food Commission – action plan to improve children’s nutrition
• Food Labels – understanding labels on food including the traffic light labeling system (low, medium, high) and E numbers
• Food Link – a to z of food safety – make sure you know what your kids are eating
• Foods Matter - problems with food – intolerance, allergies etc – special section for kids, recipes, help and advice and a subscription magazine
• Food Standards Agency – advice on healthy eating
• Health Education Trust - nutrition among children and school meals
• Intolerance To Additives – informative article from the Food Standards Agency
• iVillage (UK) – lots of articles and advice on kids nutrition and diets
• Nutrition Foundation (UK) – healthy eating guidelines for families
• Water Is Cool In School – campaign to increase the availability of fresh drinking water in UK schools