Overview

This Foundation level course provides knowledge on food groups, physical activity and making healthy lifestyle choices as well as promoting and encouraging a healthy lifestyle in the home. The programme benefits from an animated scenes and activities with ongoing assessment making it engaging and interactive.

Aims & Objectives:

• Identify important nutrients for Children and Young People.
• Explain how the Eatwell Guide can be used to make healthy food choices.
• Identify the main food groups in the Eatwell Guide and show the proportion that each group should contribute to the overall diet.
• Provide practical tips for making healthy food choices.
• Explain the importance of physical activity.
• State how much and what types of physical activity are beneficial for Children and Young People.

Audience:

 This course is aimed at residential care staff, specialist health and education staff working with children, youth leaders and practitioners.