Unit 1 – The role of kindergarten staff in developing food culture
In this unit I will learn how to:
- reflect upon the current food culture and eating habits in our early years setting.
- challenge existing preconceptions relating to food culture.
- affect children´s eating habits in a positive manner.
Introduction into the topic:
A balanced nutritional diet is an important component of a healthy lifestyle. By offering guidance on food culture within early years settings, this can help to pave the way for developing healthy eating habits later in life.
The number of hours a child stays in kindergarten and school is increasing. Increased time in these settings, leads to an increase of meals taken there. Thus, there are calls for developing healthy and sustainable eating habits in kindergartens. Teachers and wider kindergarten staff play a vital role in this process.
