{"id":253,"date":"2020-02-24T11:11:09","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T11:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthyhebrideankids.scot.nhs.uk\/?page_id=253"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:30:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:30:42","slug":"food-eating","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.healthyhebrideankids.scot.nhs.uk\/?page_id=253","title":{"rendered":"Food & Eating"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Food & Eating<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Toddlers and young children have different nutritional needs\nfrom adults.  They are constantly on the\nmove and still growing rapidly so they need a diet high in energy, vitamins and\nminerals to sustain them.  However, it is\nimportant to provide the right balance of foods to promote healthy growth.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our ideas about food are the result of all our experiences with it: what we know, what we believe and what we like to eat.  Parents have a big influence on the foods that children enjoy.  Developing healthy and happy relationships with food at an early stage will have a big influence on a child’s relationship with food as an adult.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the best ways to help your child eat healthily is to eat well yourself, so this might be the time for you to also think about making changes to what and how you eat.  For information on healthy eating for adults click here<\/a>.
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Best Start Foods – is your family eligible?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Best Start Foods is a new payment card which helps eligible families receive extra money to buy certain foods. You can use the card to buy any of the healthy foods listed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n