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Starting school is a big step for a young child and requires more than academic skills – it requires social, emotional, communication, and motor skills. Healthy young bodies and brains are fuelled by healthy eating at home and at school. All cultures have healthy food options which can be included in school lunch boxes.
GPs can support families by addressing nutritional concerns and advocating for healthy food environments; prioritising healthy eating; encouraging parents to role model healthy eating practices; and ensuring parents are aware supplements don’t substitute a balanced diet.
It’s important for families to remember not all healthy foods are welcome at schools as some children may have allergies. Some foods may need to be accompanied by ice packs as the weather gets warmer, so it doesn’t spoil.
The following resources can be provided to families and displayed at clinics:
7-days-of-veggie-snacks.pdf (vegkit.com.au)
How to pack a healthy lunchbox
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These articles are written by members of the ‘Stronger Seeds, Taller Trees’ project which includes professionals from a number of government and non-government organisations in South Western Sydney. The group aims to support GPs working with families to navigate and access timely services when they have a concern about a child’s development.
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