1、1Best practice guidelines for increasing childrens vegetable intakeLong Day CareHelping the children in your care to eat more vegetablesThis project has been funded by Hort Innovation,using the vegetable research and development levy and contributions from the Australian Government.Hort Innovation i
2、s the grower-owned,not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture.The project is underpinned by a consortium of members from CSIRO,Flinders University and Nutrition Australia Victoria Division.3Introduction 4The seven guidelines-overview 6 Foundation 8 Action 12 Revi
3、ew 15What you can do:A checklist of simple ideas that work in Long Day Care 16Engaging with families 18Program examples and resources 19References 21Contents4IntroductionWe all know that eating more vegetables is good for us and for the children in our care.Making it happen is not always easy.Most A
4、ustralian children are not eating enough vegetables.Only 6%of children aged 2-17 years of age eat the recommended amount 1.This guide supports long day care centres as they seek to increase childrens vegetable intake.It sets out seven best practice guidelines that can be used in existing programs or
5、 to develop new initiatives.These can be applied across the range of activities in your centre,from policy and curricula through to menus,mealtime practices and interactions with children and families.There are a number of useful resources to support families,carers and educators in encouraging chil
6、dren to eat more vegetables.Some of these are listed at the back of this guide.This guide is an important addition to these resources,founded on a robust review of the literature.The seven best practice guidelines have been developed through analysis of previous programs and initiatives 2.All the ac