
{"id":140,"date":"2022-05-05T17:44:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T16:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oxfordhealth.local\/hvs\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2025-09-17T14:34:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:34:56","slug":"diet-nutrition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/hv\/3-4\/diet-nutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy diet and nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Healthy nutrition for your pre-schooler<\/h2>\n<p>NHS healthy recipes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/healthier-families\/recipes\/\">Recipes &#8211; Healthier Families &#8211; NHS (www.nhs.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/start4life\/weaning\/what-to-feed-your-baby\/12-months\/#anchor-tabs\">What To Feed Your Baby | 12 months plus | Weaning | Start for Life (www.nhs.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/59f75004f09ca48694070f3b\/t\/61c05c25dfb43470c1bd15a0\/1645006559573\/Eating+Well+recipe+book.pdf\">Eating Well Recipe Book: First Steps Nutrition Trust<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eating well in the early years: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firststepsnutrition.org\/eating-well-early-years\">Eating well early years \u2014 First Steps Nutrition Trust<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/59f75004f09ca48694070f3b\/t\/60b7aaadaa8ef9068ca33757\/1622649524634\/Good+Food+choices+May+2021+for+web.pdf\">Good food choices and portion sizes for 1-4 year olds: First Steps Nutrition Trust<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/59f75004f09ca48694070f3b\/t\/5afc5f01f950b7630a19e028\/1526488846381\/Eating_well_snacks_for_1-4_years_for_web.pdf\">Eating Well snacks for 1-4 year olds: First Steps Nutrition Trust<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/59f75004f09ca48694070f3b\/t\/5a926d288165f549b5a68ca2\/1519545646246\/Packed_lunches_Dec17.pdf\">Packed Lunches for 1-4 year olds: First Steps Nutrition Trust<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Eating well on a budget<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bda.uk.com\/resource\/food-facts-eat-well-spend-less.html?utm_content=buffer7604f&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">Eat well, spend less | British Dietetic Association (BDA)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The BBC has some useful guides to eating on a budget for a variety of dietary requirements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/budget\">Budget recipes and advice &#8211; BBC Food<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhf.org.uk\/informationsupport\/heart-matters-magazine\/nutrition\/eat-well-on-a-budget\">Eating healthy on a tight budget: 6 top tips &#8211; BHF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nutrition.org.uk\/putting-it-into-practice\/some-tips-to-save-money-on-food\/\">Some tips to save money on food &#8211; British Nutrition Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goodfoodoxford.org\/\">Oxfordshire&#8217;s Sustainable Food Network | Good Food Oxfordshire<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>HENRY<\/h2>\n<p><strong>HENRY<\/strong> provides a wide range of support for families from pregnancy to age 12 including workshops, programmes, resources and online help.\u00a0<span lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">All of their support for families is underpinned by the HENRY approach to supporting behaviour change which helps parents gain the confidence, knowledge and skills they need to help the whole family adopt a healthier, happier lifestyle and to give their children a great start in life. Find out more about HENRY and the support they offer in Oxfordshire here:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.henry.org.uk\/parents\">Parents | HENRY<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Fussy eaters<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s natural to worry about whether your child is getting enough food if they refuse to eat sometimes, here&#8217;s some helpful information from the NHS.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/baby\/weaning-and-feeding\/fussy-eaters\/\">Fussy eaters &#8211; NHS (www.nhs.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Improving Your Childs Nutrition\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4r6Y7BoWH2E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Managing Fussy or Restricted Eating In Pre-School Children\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8yAszCcDSv4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fussy Eating: Frequently Asked Questions\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3G76VHbqSA8?list=PLA2JFuWGRVa_eEEZefxApM95L56FiKbdL\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Healthy Start food vouchers and vitamins<\/h2>\n<p>Healthy Start: (help to buy healthy food and milk): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthystart.nhs.uk\/\">Get help to buy food and milk (Healthy Start)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Healthy Start Easy Read: <a href=\"\/Users\/Angela.smith2\/OneDrive%20-%20Oxford%20Health%20NHS%20Foundation%20Trust\/Desktop\/Easy%20Read%20leaflet%20-%20Photography.pdf\">Easy Read leaflet &#8211; Photography.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vitamins for children: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthystart.nhs.uk\/getting-vitamins\/\">Getting vitamins \u2013 Get help to buy food and milk (Healthy Start)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oxfordshire; A Guide To Healthy Start (\u00a9)Community Dental Services CIC, 2022\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KHpgnI61YUE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Constipation<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eric.org.uk\/\">https:\/\/www.eric.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Constipation in children: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/baby\/health\/constipation-in-children\/\">Constipation in children &#8211; NHS (www.nhs.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Choking<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/capt.org.uk\/choking-prevention\/\">Choking &#8211; Child Accident Prevention Trust (capt.org.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to help a choking child #FirstAid #PowerOfKindness\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/etyEWWEtbqI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Is your child ready for school? Find further information here:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/hv\/3-4\/help-advice\/\">General help and advice &#8211; Health Visiting ServiceHealth Visiting Service (oxfordhealth.nhs.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>When to weigh your child<\/h2>\n<p>According to current NHS and World Health Organisation guidelines after 6 months of age your baby should be weighed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>no more than once every 3 months over the age of 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your baby will usually only be weighed more often than this if you ask for it or if there are concerns about their health or growth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/baby\/babys-development\/height-weight-and-reviews\/baby-height-and-weight\/\">Your baby&#8217;s weight and height &#8211; NHS (www.nhs.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Healthy nutrition for your pre-schooler NHS healthy recipes: Recipes &#8211; Healthier Families &#8211; NHS (www.nhs.uk) What To Feed Your Baby&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":598,"parent":13,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-140","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/hv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/hv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/hv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/hv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/hv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/hv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2320,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/hv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140\/revisions\/2320"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/hv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/hv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/hv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}