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A balanced diet plays an essential role in the growth, development and health of young children.
Here you'll find dietary information for young children from preschool to school-age. There's information on everything from how to ensure children get their nutritional requirements through to practical tips on how to supply healthy lunches for school.
Updated September 2008
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Alcohol - it can affect your life
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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What is alcohol? Alcohol is a drug (a chemical that has an effect on the body, and is not a food). There are different kinds of alcohol. The kind that people drink is called ethyl alcohol. This is made by fermenting different things with yeast and water.
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Nov 2008
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Toddlers and mealtime manners
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Better Health Channel
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The behaviour of children at mealtimes is a common source of stress for parents. Common toddler behaviours include running around while eating, wasting food and making a mess.
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Oct 2008
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Healthy eating for kids
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Better Health Channel
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Healthy eating means eating a wide variety of nutritious foods. Healthy foods contain all the energy, minerals, vitamins or fibre you need to grow. You should try and eat lots of healthy foods like fruits, vegetables and bread. Small amounts of foods like cakes and lollies are fine to eat too, as long as you don't eat them all the time.
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Oct 2008
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All about food - general
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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What nutrients do we need in our food, and why are they needed? Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? We hear a lot about what we should and should not eat, and whether supplements are necessary.
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Sep 2008
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Fish for young children
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Eating fish is good for the health of infants and young children in several ways, including building a strong heart and nervous system.
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Aug 2008
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Eating and drinking
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Novita Children's Services
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Common mealtime issues for children with physical disability are described in detail together with the way that Novita speech pathologists handle such issues. Lots of practical ideas are provided regarding the best foods and the best ways of preparing such foods, as well as suggestions for mealtime equipment, oral stimulation and mealtime communication.
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Aug 2008
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Feeding children
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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What children learn at home about meal times and eating is important in how they feel about food for the rest of their lives.
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Jul 2008
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Food portions
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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This Parenting in Pictures guide shows what and how much children should eat from each of the five food groups for a healthy diet.
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May 2008
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Vegetarian - it's more than not eating meat
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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There are really 6 forms of vegetarian eating. Vegans, lacto-vegetarian eats fruit, vegetables, nuts, grains and dairy foods
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Apr 2008
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Water soluble vitamins
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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This topic is about vitamin C and the B group vitamins - the water soluble vitamins.
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Apr 2008
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Vitamins and minerals
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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We hear so much about vitamins these days but what are they? Vitamins are substances that your body needs so that it can work properly.
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Apr 2008
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More about vitamins
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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The word vitamin means vital to life. All plants and animals need vitamins but only green plants can make all the vitamins they need.
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Apr 2008
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Breakfast - a great way to start the day!
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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The word breakfast is really two words, 'break' and 'fast'. 'Fast' is when you don't eat food, and all during the night you have been sleeping and not eating, unless you went on a midnight raid of the fridge
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Apr 2008
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Vegetarian eating
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Better Health Channel
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Vegetarians are people who don't eat meat. With careful planning, a vegetarian diet can provide all the essential vitamins and minerals necessary for a long and healthy life. A vegetarian diet has many health benefits, but can result in some vitamin and mineral deficiencies if it is not carefully planned.
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Jan 2008
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Food - food groups
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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If we dont eat food then our bodies don't work. If we don't eat the right food our bodies don't work as well as they can.
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Dec 2007
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Fuel for your body
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Your body is like a wonderful machine. First of all it builds itself in your mothers womb. It works hard on growing bigger and stronger.
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Dec 2007
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Food - eating and sport
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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You need to provide your body with the right sort of fuel if you are exercising regularly and training for your sport. What you need to eat.
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Dec 2007
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Balanced diet
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Does a girl on a tightrope carrying a sandwich have a balanced diet? Well it depends whats on the sandwich!
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Dec 2007
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Dandruff - does your head feel itchy?
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Dandruff is itching and flaking of the scalp that some people start getting around puberty.
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Dec 2007
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