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Sugar Smart September
This September sees the return of the Sugar Smart campaign which encourages local authorities, organisations, workplaces and individuals to reduce the amount of free sugar we eat and drink. Did you know that children are having over 2 times more sugar than they should be?! They’re getting half their sugar intake from sugary snacks and…
Easy Homemade Pizza
During the summer holidays with more time away from the family home it can be difficult to spend time cooking from scratch. An analysis of the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (2008-12) found that more than a quarter of adults and a fifth of children ate out once or more a week, and one…
Nursery World Awards 2019 – We’re an Award Finalist!
Early Start Education Ltd are pleased to announce that they are a finalist of the 2019 Nursery World Awards! We have been shortlisted for a Health and Wellbeing Award due to our work on the Supervised Tooth brushing Programme. The programme aims to support children and families to integrate tooth brushing into their daily routines,…
The Daily Mile
We are excited to announce that Shrewsbury and Susan Lawrence Nurseries has launched The Daily Mile across both settings!! It was launched on ‘The Daily Mile Day’ on Friday 5th July 2019 and takes place every day as part of children’s free play. The children are encouraged to run/jog/toddle for 15 mins daily as part of…
Weaning Recipe – Sweet and Sour Chicken
Here at Early Start Nutrition we decided to do a cost comparison of shop-bought baby foods against homemade versions.
Weaning Recipe – Broccoli, Pear and Pea
For this months #EatInWithEarlyStart recipe we create this simple broccoli, pear and peas weaning dish.
Weaning Recipe – Tasty Banana Custard
In this months #EatInWithEarlyStart recipe we create a tasty weaning dish that your little one will love- Banana Custard.
Baby Foods – A review of homemade and shop-bought food
If you’ve ever taken a stroll down the baby food isle in a supermarket, you’ll have seen the vast array of foods and products on offer. It can seem like a minefield! So in this months blog we’ll be exploring how you can make simple nutritious homemade recipes for your baby, at the fraction of…
Chilli Jacket Potato
In this months #EatInWithEarlyStart video we have created Start4Life’s Chilli Jacket Potato recipe. This is a prefect recipe for the whole family to enjoy and is really quick and easy to make!
Weaning Textures
If you are about to start on your baby’s exciting weaning journey you may have lots of questions on what type of food to offer. There is so much information available which can often be overwhelming and sometimes contradictory. We hope to answer some of your questions relating to textures in this blog. When to…