BNF webinar: Full of beans! Encouraging

preschool children to eat vegetables

Wed 29th May 2019 13.00-14.00 (GMT)

Wed 29th May 2019 13.00-14.00 (BST)

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Programme The importance of encouraging vegetable consumption in young children Dr Lucy Chambers, British Nutrition Foundation Barriers to getting children to eat vegetables – what do parents and carers find difficult? Catherine Lippe, Catherine Lippe Nutrition Increasing vegetable consumption in young children – what works? Dr Emma Haycraft, University of Loughborough Using picture books to increase vegetable consumption by preschool children Prof Carmel Houston-Price, University of Reading

Speakers Dr Lucy Chambers Senior Scientist British Nutrition Foundation The importance of encouraging vegetable consumption in young children

Dr Lucy Chambers is Senior Scientist and Editor of Nutrition Bulletin at the British Nutrition Foundation, and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sussex. She is an expert in behavioural nutrition with particular interest in the biopsychology of appetite control, the acquisition of food preferences and healthy eating in the early years.

Take home message:

Vegetables and fruit provide a range of vitamins, minerals, fibre and phytochemicals

Preschool children should be eating 5 A DAY

Offering a wide variety of vegetables and fruit helps to ensure children get the full nutritional benefit of this food group

Children who learn to like vegetables early on will be more likely to eat these foods throughout their life

A diet rich in vegetables and fruit has many lifelong health benefits

Declaration of interest: Employed by BNF. Details regarding BNF funding can be

found at www.nutrition.org.uk

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Catherine Lippe Registered Nutritionist (public health) Catherine Lippe Nutrition Barriers to getting children to eat vegetables – what do parents and carers find difficult?

Catherine has a bachelor of science degree in Food Science and Nutrition from Oxford Brookes University and is a Registered Nutritionist (RNutr) specialising in public health. She has over 10 years’ experience as a Registered Nutritionist, specialising in early years nutrition, and has worked in both the private and public sectors including the NHS and Public Health England. Catherine works as a consultant nutritionist for The Early Years Nutrition Partnership where she supports nurseries and early years settings to improve the future health outcomes of young children by setting a standard for nutrition practice. Catherine also runs a private nutrition consultancy supporting parents and families with bespoke, evidence-based advice on early years nutrition including the delivery of weaning and fussy eating workshops.

Take home message:

Both genetic and environmental factors can play a role in a child’s acceptance of vegetables (and other foods).

A genetic predisposition towards fussy eating does not mean all hope of eating vegetables is lost.

With appropriate strategies and the right environment children can be supported and encouraged to try new foods in time.

Declaration of interest: Catherine is a consultant nutritionist for The Early Years Nutrition

(EYN) partnership supporting early years staff with nutrition training including managing fussy eating behaviours.

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Dr Emma Haycraft Reader in Psychology University of Loughborough

Increasing vegetable consumption in young children – what works?

Dr Emma Haycraft is a Reader in Psychology and a co-creator of the award-winning Child Feeding Guide – a resource to support families and professionals with promoting healthy eating in children. Emma has been conducting research into children’s eating behaviours and caregivers’ feeding practices for over 15 years. Much of Emma’s work has explored the interactions between caregivers and children in relation to feeding, eating and mealtimes, with a view to understanding how to support the onset and continuation of healthy eating behaviours in families. Emma regularly delivers talks and workshops to families, health and childcare professionals to share effective, evidence-based ways to help children to have healthy, happy mealtimes.

Take home message:

It can take time for children to learn to like vegetables.

Keep offering a variety of veg, without any pressure or force for children to eat them.

Keep eating vegetables in front of children, as they love to copy others’ behaviours

Whenever possible, involve children in shopping, preparation, or choosing vegetables. Doing this will improve children’s familiarity with vegetables which is key to helping them learn to like them.

Declaration of interest: None declared

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Prof Carmel Houston-Price Professor of Language & Cognitive Development University of Reading Using picture books to increase vegetable consumption by preschool children

Carmel Houston-Price is Professor of Language & Cognitive Development at the University of Reading. Her research explores how infants and young children use information provided by the world around them in their learning and development. Her recent studies into the development of food preferences have established how toddlers’ liking and intake of fruit and vegetables can be changed through visual exposure techniques and other sense-based activities. Carmel graduated with a 1st class BSc (Hons) degree in Psychology from Royal Holloway (University of London) in 1998 and was awarded a DPhil in Experimental Psychology by the University of Oxford in 2002. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has a Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education Management (University of Melbourne). Carmel is currently Head of the School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences at the University of Reading.

Take home message:

Parents often need help to persuade young children to eat vegetables.

Looking at picture books about vegetables before they are offered at mealtimes can make it easier to introduce vegetables into children’s diets.

The See & Eat project is exploring whether e-books have the same positive effects on vegetable intake.

To help us with our study, and to try out a vegetable e-book with your child, contact us at SeeAndEat@reading.ac.uk

Declaration of interest: None declared

Parents and carers of children aged 18-48 months can contact SeeAndEat@reading.ac.uk to take part in their study looking at using eBooks to get children to eat more vegetables. Visit www.nutrition.org.uk/healthyliving/toddlers/eatveg.html to download our free booklet for parents on getting children to eat vegetables, and if you work with parents of young children contact BNF (b.benelam@nutrition.org.uk), if you would like to request some free hard copies.

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BNF would like to welcome all our registrants in the UK and Europe, and further afield including our delegates from Australia. We have had over 620 registrations for this event. Delegate profile

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