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First Steps Nutrition Trust

WEBAbout us. First Steps Nutrition Trust is an independent public health nutrition charity. We endeavour to fill practical and policy-relevant information gaps and provide resources for health workers supporting eating well from pre-conception to five years. Our Mission.

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Eating Well Resources — First Steps Nutrition Trust

WEBAn independent public health nutrition charity that provides information and resources to support eating well from pre-conception to five years

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Eating well in the first year — First Steps Nutrition Trust

WEBEating well: the first year. A guide to introducing solids and eating well up to baby's first birthday. This guide provides information and practical advice on introducing solid foods to babies (also called weaning, complementary feeding), with recipes and photos to show the sorts of foods, and amounts of foods, that will give them a good start

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Eating well early years — First Steps Nutrition Trust

WEBEating well: vegan infants and under-5s. Families who choose a vegan diet may wish to bring their children up as vegans from birth, and it is important that all those that support families with infants and children on a vegan diet have clear, expert information on how to ensure energy and nutrient needs are met.

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Infant milks for parents & carers — First Steps Nutrition Trust

WEBInfant milks: A simple guide to infant formula, follow-on formula and other infant milks. This simple guide provides a summary of infant milks suitable for use across the first 2 years of life, a series of questions and answers to explain some of the common issues that families may ask about infant milks, and provides details of how to make up milks safely.

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What you can do — First Steps Nutrition Trust

WEBWrite to your MP or ask a Freedom of Information question. Ask your MP to ask the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care Jo Churchill, what she plans to do to tackle advertising of breastmilk substitutes to health workers that breaks the law and is misleading.One MP is obliged to reply to another and …

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Eating Well resources — First Steps Nutrition Trust

WEBEating well in pregnancy. Eating well is essential for women who may become pregnant. Good nutrition pre-conception is linked to fertility and optimum development in the first few weeks of life. Eating well during pregnancy ensures a healthy pregnancy and a reduction in risks and health complications associated with giving birth.

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Vegan infants — First Steps Nutrition Trust

WEBThis updated report is designed for Early Years settings and for health professionals who support families in the community. It provides information on how to support vegan infants and children to eat well. It contains practical advice, recipes and photos of portion sizes appropriate for different age groups.

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Children's food — First Steps Nutrition Trust

WEBMilk and milk drinks marketed for children 1-4 years in the UK. Cows’ milk is commonly consumed by young children in the UK, and milk consumption in the early years is encouraged by food-based dietary guidelines because it is a good source of energy, calcium and other nutrients needed for health, growth and development.

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Eating well in pregnancy — First Steps Nutrition Trust

WEBHealthy Start and Best Start Foods A practical guide. The aim of this guide is to provide support to families to help them to get the most out of the Healthy Start scheme in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, or the Best Start Foods scheme in Scotland.

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Packed lunches — First Steps Nutrition Trust

WEBEating well: Packed lunches for 1-4 year olds. This guide has been written to provide practical ideas for anyone who is preparing packed lunches for children aged 1-under 5 years.

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Marketed food for children — First Steps Nutrition Trust

WEBCommercial baby food marketed in the UK. Although there are some regulations determining the composition and ingredients permissible in foods marketed to infants and young children, these do not in themselves ensure that food is …

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Making infant milk safely — First Steps Nutrition Trust

WEBThis report summarises evidence about the known risks associated with potential bacterial contamination of powdered infant formula (PIF). We believe that maintaining the minimum 70 0 C water temperature for making up PIF is essential but also recommend a review of water cooling times and alternative preparation methods. In addition, we recommend an …

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Infant Milks — First Steps Nutrition Trust

WEBInfant milks Banner. Let us guide you. HomeEating Well resourcesInfant MilksChildren's foodPublicationsNewsContact us. Registered Charity No: 1146408. Whether you’re a health worker or a parent or carer, First Steps Nutrition Trust focuses on providing clear advice and information around the safe use of infant milks in the UK.

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Infant milks for health workers — First Steps Nutrition Trust

WEBOur partner site. First Steps Nutrition Trust host and regularly update their partner site infantmilkinfo.org which contains comprehensive information about infant milks (for 0-12 month olds) available on the UK market. On this website we provide information about the types of infant milks on the UK market and provide compositional information for infant …

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Working within the Who code — First Steps Nutrition Trust

WEBThe Baby Feeding Law Group UK was founded by Baby Milk Action in 1997 and has been working for over 20 years to strengthen UK baby feeding laws in line with UN recommendations. BFLG-UK has 30 member organisations working together to protect infant, young child and maternal health by ending marketing practices which …

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Choline, Inositol, L-Carnitine, Taurine

WEBCholine. Choline is found in a number of forms in human milk, and the choline content of human milk is influenced by maternal choline intake. It is synthesised in the body, and the extent to which it is a required dietary component under normal circumstances is unclear.

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Reviews of claims — First Steps Nutrition Trust

WEB“Scientific and factual?” A review of infant formula advertising to healthcare professionals. This 2016 report examined the scientific evidence cited by companies to support claims made in advertising for breastmilk substitutes aimed at health workers in 2015/2016.

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