Children aged 1 to 4 have very specific nutritional needs, so if they eat a healthy diet designed for adults it can give them too much fibre and not enough sugary goodness. A recent report from one local authority area found that their nurseries weren’t all getting the balance right, and controversially claimed that some were giving kids ‘excessive amounts’ of fruit and veg. So if childcare institutions can’t get it right, what hope have parents got? We hear from mums and carers on what they think is important to give their under-5’s, and Jenni talks to Sam Montel, a nutritionist from the Food Standards Agency and Judy More, a paediatric dietician, to find out exactly what you should feed a toddler.
