Munch (Healthy Eating Resources)
Key Nutrition Guidelines, Manuals and Policies
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Infant Feeding Guidelines
- Find advice about breastfeeding, introducing other liquids and solid foods and advice on common food allergies and nutrition related health conditions.
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Caring for Children Manual
- Find practical information on early childhood food and nutrition including food preparations, menu planning, recipes and healthy eating learning experiences in this guide for educators.
- Sample Nutrition and Breastfeeding Policy
- Use this template as it is, or adapt to suit your service style - just ensure that you keep the elements of the policy as this will assist your service to incorporate the Munch & Move key messages into policy and practice
Breastfeeding and Introduction to Solids
- Sample Breastfeeding Policy
- Use this template as it is, or adapt to suit your service style - just ensure that you keep the elements of the policy as this will assist your service to incorporate the Munch & Move key messages into policy and practice
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High Iron Foods Factsheet
- Use this practical tool to help include high iron foods in your service menu, based on the Caring for Children guidelines.
- High Vitamin C Foods Factsheet
- Use this practical tool to help include foods high in vitamin C on your service menu, based on the Caring for Children guidelines.
- Caring for Children Tip Sheets
- Find tip sheets on a range of topics including how to include iron and red meat on the menu and healthy snacks, drinks and breakfasts on the menu.
Healthy Lunchboxes
- Lunchbox Checklist
- Use this tool, from the Caring for Children manual, to help plan for nutritious sandwiches on your service menu.
- Choose Water as a Drink Fact Sheet
- Learn how much water children should drink everyday, practical tips to encourage children to drink more water and how much sugar is in some different drinks.
Healthy Drinks
- Choose Water as a Drink Fact Sheet
- Learn how much water children should drink everyday, practical tips to encourage children to drink more water and how much sugar is in some different drinks.
- Milk Fact Sheet
- Learn what types of milk are recommended for children of different ages and share this information with families.
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Food Swap Cards
- Use these images to compare the amount of sugar in different drink choices. Display them at your service for families or use them in classroom learning.
Fussy Eating Resources
Healthy Mouths- Oral Health Resources
Healthy Eating Learning Experiences
- Magic Lunchbox Storybook
- Use this fun and engaging story about packing a healthy luncbox with the children at your service to encourage healthy eating.
- Magic Lunchbox Game Cards
- Use these game cards with the game board to play the Magic Lunchbox game encouraging healthy lunchbox foods with the children at your service.
- Magic Lunchbox Game Board
- Use this game board with the game cards as a fun way to encourage healthy eating with the children at your service.
- Magic Lunchbox Educator Resource
- Use this resource to extend on the learning of the Magic Lunchbox Storybook including activities to build the connection between classroom and communities.
Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption
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Long Day Care: VegKit project (CSIRO)
- Find tools and resources support long day care centre staff including management, cooks and educators as they seek to increase children’s vegetable intake.
Munch & Move Resource Order Forms
Translated Healthy Lifestyle Fact Sheets
To access more information and resources for Munch & Move, visit the Healthy Kids website.
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