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Eating Well: Vegan Infants & under 5 year olds (Hard Copy)

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Product Details

Written by Dr Helen Crawley, First Steps Nutrition Trust (2014). A4 with spiral binding. ISBN 978-1-908924-20-9. Revised and reprinted October 2017, February 2020 and May 2021 on ISBN 978-1-908924-49-0.

This resource shows the sorts of foods, and amounts of foods, that can help meet the nutritional needs of vegan infants and children aged from 6 months up to 5 ears in the UK.

The recipes are also suitable for children who avoid dairy products or eggs.

CONTENTS:

a summary of the key principles of eating well for vegan infants and 1-4 year olds
some example meals and finger foods to show how the nutritional needs of vegan infants can be met
example breakfasts, snacks, savoury meals and desserts for 1-4 year olds, with recipes for the dishes shown in the photos, and
additional useful information for anyone supporting vegan under 5s.

HOW IS IT ORGANISED:

The first 6 months of life offers advice on breastfeeding and explains why it is the best way of feeding vegan infants
Eating well for vegan infants from 6 months offers ideas for introducing foods other than breast milk (or infant formulae) to vegan infants. It gives ideas for first foods - vegetables, starchy foods, protein foods and fruits - as well as first finger foods.
Eating well for vegan 7-0 months old and Eating well for vegan 10-12 months old include photos of some example breakfasts, savoury meals and desserts, with recipes.
Eating well for vegan 1-4 year olds gives ideas for encouraging younger children to eat well, with ideas for breakfasts, snacks, savoury meals and desserts for 1-4 year olds, and recipes for the dishes shown in the photos.
The Additional information section contains
Energy and nutrient requirements for 1-4 year olds
Food based guidance
Good sources of vitamins and minerals, and
A resources section with sources of further information

What we do

First Steps Nutrition Trust is an independent public health nutrition charity that provides information and resources to support eating well from pre-conception to five years.

OUR MISSION

* To ensure that everyone working to support mums-to-be and young families has access to independent, expert and practical 'eating well' resources.

* To provide up-to-date information on infant milks for sale in the UK and promote better regulation and marketing of breastmilk substitutes.

* To contribute to good policy and practice throughout the UK and ensure that the importance of good nutrition from pre-conception to five remains on everyone’s agenda

OUR RESOURCES:

* Are put together by nutrition experts, are regularly updated and are reviewed by policy makers, health professionals, independent experts and users.

* Can be used in Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative accredited settings.

* Are available to purchase here in printed form or as free pdf downloads from the main website for use by anyone promoting better public health on a not-for profit basis.

About Us

Dr Vicky Sibson

Director

Everyone who works at First Steps Nutrition Trust feels passionately about the need for better information and support for good nutrition – and good food – from pre-conception to five years. First Steps Nutrition Trust is supported by generous individual donations and research funding. All the work we do at First Steps is open access for use by anyone working in a not-for-profit capacity in public health, particularly midwives, health visitors, nursery nurses, children’s centre staff and those working in health and social care in Local Authorities. First Steps Nutrition Trust does not work with organisations or individuals that work with, or take funding from, the breastmilk substitute industry and reserves the right not to host those that do at our conferences or sell them our subsidised resources.

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