New national healthy eating programme

A new media campaign aims to talk to parents and caregivers about ways of achieving healthy diets for their children.

The first step towards achieving a healthy diet for children begins with bringing a family together to eat regularly, according to a new national Healthy Eating programme developed by the Health Sponsorship Council (HSC) with assistance from Agencies for Nutrition Action (ANA).

The first phase of the programme promotes three simple steps families can take towards achieving healthy diets for their children.

The first step: encourage parents to eat together regularly as a family, as their kids are more likely to eat better and make healthier choices.

The second step: children to get involved in the kitchen with meal preparation, so they learn about the food they eat, and will be more likely to try the new foods they’ve helped prepare.

The third step: will start to look at specific foods, by promoting water or milk as the first choice for children, while reminding parents that kids don’t need sugary drinks.

Source: Health Sponsorship Council