Healthy food and Nutrition for school-aged children

As your kids grow they’ll need some education on food, eating and balanced nutrition, because the way they eat now will set up their eating habits for later in life. 

Of course, we know that’s easier said than done, especially when they’re a fussy eater. But when they start school they’ll have a lot of different influences on how they eat from outside the home, so try and set a good example when they are eating with you at home. Eating a wide variety of food from the five food groups every day is a great start. And try to limit their intake of food that is high in saturated fat and added salt or sugar.

Having said that, we know just how difficult fussy eating habits can be to manage between the demands of work and school. That’s why we think the PediaSure health shake is a great fit for managing the gaps you might find in balanced nutrition if your kid won’t eat anything green. Or orange. Or anything else that’s not ham.

New PediaSure comes in three great flavours – Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry, and is our best ever taste as voted by fussy-eating kids themselves. It provides complete, balanced nutrition, that’s clinically proven to help fussy eaters grow fit and well. Helping you keep them on track and awesome! 

Read more here about the science behind PediaSure.

1. Australian Dietary Guidelines. Available at https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelines-publications/n55 accessed May 2018.
2. Australian Dietary Guidelines. Healthy eating for children. Teach your child healthy habits for a healthy life. Available at https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/The%20Guidelines/n55f_children_brochure.pdf accessed May 2018.
3. PediaSure® Triple Sure Product Label (Vanilla).
4. Huynh DTT et al. J Hum Nutr Diet 2015;28:623–35.
5. Huynh DT et al. J Nutr Sci 2016; 5:e20.