Kids Healthy Eating

Additives and Sugar

Feeding children is not the easiest thing in the world.
What they want - sweets, sugary snacks, additive laden fizzy drinks, fast junk food is the easy option.

Getting them to eat healthy kids meals, additive free and sugar free snacks can be difficult
and time consuming - but ultimately worth it. Starting them early with a variety of good, wholesome food is the best way.

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
Feed Me Better- Jamie Oliver's much needed campaign to get our schools to feed our kids better! Good healthy nutrition is the foundation for good behaviour - it's unbelievable that some schools don't utilize - see how you can help
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
All Recipes (USA)- all types of kids meals
Babylicious- real food for babies made from the finest ingredients
Baby Spoon- subscription site but some free children's recipes

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
Easy Kids recipes - USA - lots of children's food
Healthy Lunchbox- lunch box ideas ... for you as well as the kids
Home Made Baby Foods- excellent and informative site which includes recipes
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
Recipe Land (USA)- loads of recipes for kids to try out

Organic Food

Dove farm- fun with dough
Farm Around-London- fresh organic produce delivered to your door
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
Veg Resource Group- Wholesome Baby Food From Scratch
Vegan Society- recipes for babies & toddlers
Vegertarian Society- Nutrition for Children

Children's Nutrition - Help and Advice

Ask the Dietitian (USA)- queries about children's diets
Chew On This- nutritional information for KS3 - ages 11 - 16, healthy eating, additives, activity sheets and information for teachers
Direct.qov.ok- 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
Village (UK)- lots of articles and advice on kids nutrition and diets
Kids Health (US)- lots of sub ctergories to read
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