Although admirable exceptions exist, poor food is far too common in many early years settings. Yet there is much that settings can, and should, do to improve the type, quality and range of food that they offer to the children in their care.
The current abundance of poor food in early years settings is due to a variety of factors:
* Some settings rely on ready-made school meals, which too often comprise deep-fried junk and sugared desserts and drinks. Even with 'home-cooked'
meals, the cook may still rely on 'mixes' and the same greasy, sugary food as in the ready-made school meals, so loading children with calories and training their tastebuds in exactly the wrong direction for the future.
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