scholarly journals Childcare Food Provision Recommendations Vary across Australia: Jurisdictional Comparison and Nutrition Expert Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6793
Author(s):  
Alison Spence ◽  
Penelope Love ◽  
Rebecca Byrne ◽  
Amy Wakem ◽  
Louisa Matwiejczyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Food Group ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
National Guidelines ◽  
Critical Stage ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Childhood Nutrition ◽  
Food Provision ◽  
Early Childhood Nutrition

Early childhood is a critical stage for nutrition promotion, and childcare settings have the potential for wide-reaching impact on food intake. There are currently no Australian national guidelines for childcare food provision, and the comparability of existing guidelines across jurisdictions is unknown. This project aimed to map and compare childcare food provision guidelines and to explore perspectives amongst early childhood nutrition experts for alignment of jurisdictional childcare food provision guidelines with the Australian Dietary Guidelines (ADG). A desktop review was conducted and formed the basis of an online survey. A national convenience sample of childhood nutrition experts was surveyed. Existing guideline recommendations for food group serving quantities were similar across jurisdictions but contained many minor differences. Of the 49 survey respondents, most (84–100%) agreed with aligning food group provision recommendations to provide at least 50% of the recommended ADG serves for children. Most (94%) agreed that discretionary foods should be offered less than once per month or never. Jurisdictional childcare food provision guidelines do not currently align, raising challenges for national accreditation and the provision of support and resources for services across jurisdictions. Childhood nutrition experts support national alignment of food provision guidelines with the ADG.

scholarly journals Pelatihan Pemanfaatan Lahan Terbatas Model Hidroponik untuk Penanaman Sayuran dalam Rangka Peningkatan Gizi Anak Usia Dini di Era Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Mardiyana Mardiyana ◽  
Yuanita Kristiani Wahyu Widiastuti ◽  
Yuanita Kristiani Wahyu Widiastuti
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Hydroponic System ◽  
Childhood Nutrition ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Plant Cultivation ◽  
Hydroponic Cultivation ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Family Nutrition ◽  
Early Childhood Nutrition ◽  
Used Goods

Selama masa pandemic Covid-19 permasalahan yang dialami oleh warga kampung Petoran RT 03 RW 08 Jebres Surakarta adalah meningkatnya harga kebutuhan pokok dan sayuran serta ketakutan akan penyebaran Covid-19. Apabila kebutuhan pokok dan sayur tidak terpenuhi akan berdampak pada pemenuhan gizi keluarga terutama adalah gizi anak usia dini. Dari hal itu, munculah inisiatif mengadakan kegiatan pelatihan dalam memanfaatkan lahan terbatas seperti pekarangan rumah sebagai tempat untuk memproduksi sayuran, dan biji-bijian yang diperlukan guna pemenuhan gizi sembang untuk anak dan seluruh anggota keluarga di Kampung Petoran RT03 RW 08. Metode hidroponik  yaitu budidaya tanaman dengan memanfaatkan air dan tanpa tanah dipilih dalam pengabdian ini yang dilaksanakan melalui sosialisasi terkait : (1) metode bercocok tanam hidroponik, (2) pelatihan bercocok tanam sistem hidroponik dilahan terbatas dengan barang bekas, (3) pemberian fasilitas bibit sayuran untuk ditanam. Hasil dari kegiatan sosialisasi yang dilaksanakan oleh mahasiswa kuliah kerja nyata univesitas sebelas maret berupa peningkatan pengetahuan dan keterampilan terkait bertanam dengan lahan terbatas yaitu dengan sistem hidroponik, serta peningkatan gizi anak usia dini melalui hasil kegiatan bertanam. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the problems experienced by residents of the Petoran RT 03 RW 08 Jebres Surakarta village were the increasing prices of necessities and vegetables and the fear of the spread of Covid-19. If basic needs and vegetables are not met, it will impact family nutrition, especially early childhood nutrition. From this, the initiative emerged to hold training activities in utilizing limited land such as a house yard to produce vegetables and seeds needed to fulfil balanced nutrition for children and all family members in Kampung Petoran RT03 RW 08. The hydroponic method in plant cultivation. By utilizing water and without land selected in this service, which is carried out through socialization related to (1) hydroponic farming methods, (2) training in hydroponic cultivation in limited land with used goods, (3) providing facilities for vegetable seeds for planting. The results of the socialization activities carried out by students of real work lectures at 11 March universities were in the form of increased knowledge and skills related to farming with limited land, namely the hydroponic system, and improving early childhood nutrition through the results of farming activities.

scholarly journals The Effect of Parental Migration on Early Childhood Nutrition of Left-Behind Children in Rural China

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huifeng Shi ◽  
Jingxu Zhang ◽  
Yufeng Du ◽  
Chunxia Zhao ◽  
Xiaona Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Childhood Nutrition ◽  
Parental Migration ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Early Childhood Nutrition ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Migrant Parents

Abstract Background: More than one-third of children under 3 years old are left behind at home due to parental migration in rural China, and we know very little about early childhood nutrition of left-behind children (LBC) because of the dearth of research. This study examined the impact of parental migration on early childhood nutrition of LBC in rural China. Methods: We used repeat cross-sectional data of rural children aged 6–35 months in six counties of northern and southern China, who participated in two surveys in 2013 and 2016 respectively. The length, weight, and hemoglobin concentration were measured by trained health‑care workers blinded to parental migration status. Generalized linear regressions and multivariate logistic regressions were employed to explore the association between parental migration and child nutritional outcomes at each time point. Results: 2,336 and 2,210 children aged 6–35 months were enrolled in 2013 and 2016 surveys, respectively. The risk of stunting, underweight, and wasting among the children decreased from 2013 to 2016. Children of migrant fathers performed as well as or better than children of non-migrants on these indicators. Children of migrant parents performed slightly worse in 2013, but equal or slightly better in 2016 on these indicators compared with children of non-migrants and migrant fathers. Children aged 6–17 months of migrant parents had a significantly lower risk of anemia than those living with their mothers or with both parents. Conclusions: Parental migration is not detrimental and even beneficial to early childhood nutrition of LBC in rural China. Programs for LBC are recommended to continue to focus on nutrition but pay more attention to other important health issues.

scholarly journals Early Childhood Nutrition Knowledge of Caregivers in Tanzania

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-49
Author(s):  
Victor B.A. Moxley ◽  
Maggie F. Graul ◽  
Nathan Stoneking ◽  
Cecily Hale ◽  
Scott Torres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Childhood Nutrition ◽  
Early Childhood Nutrition
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