Creating a whole new culture around food and food education at the Weston branch of Snapdragons Nursery chain in Bath, Somerset, was not something that the management undertook half-heartedly. Menus were overhauled; recipes devised with the correct nutritional requirements; food was sourced locally and economically; children were educated about the food cycle and given hands-on experience of growing, preparing and handling the food that they eat. And all of this was done alongside educating staff about new flavours and tastes and the importance of providing children with a healthy, balanced and nutritious diet during their time at nursery.
'It's not been without its challenges, but we have achieved so much since we launched,' explains nutrition manager Sara Steinfeldt, who spearheaded the project and developed a nutritional policy that is now being rolled out to the next branch in the chain's seven settings.
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