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    This document provides guidelines on healthy drinks and snacks for children aged 4-13. It recommends water as the best drink and lists milk and pure fruit juice as also healthy options. It advises that drinks should be limited to no more than 8-12 cups per day depending on age. It identifies drinks to avoid such as fizzy drinks, juice drinks, and those containing added sugars. The document also provides a list of healthy snack ideas that are tasty, balanced, and can help children meet their daily fruit and vegetable intake needs.

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    This document provides guidelines on healthy drinks and snacks for children aged 4-13. It recommends water as the best drink and lists milk and pure fruit juice as also healthy options. It advises that drinks should be limited to no more than 8-12 cups per day depending on age. It identifies drinks to avoid such as fizzy drinks, juice drinks, and those containing added sugars. The document also provides a list of healthy snack ideas that are tasty, balanced, and can help children meet their daily fruit and vegetable intake needs.

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    This document provides guidelines on healthy drinks and snacks for children aged 4-13. It recommends water as the best drink and lists milk and pure fruit juice as also healthy options. It advises that drinks should be limited to no more than 8-12 cups per day depending on age. It identifies drinks to avoid such as fizzy drinks, juice drinks, and those containing added sugars. The document also provides a list of healthy snack ideas that are tasty, balanced, and can help children meet their daily fruit and vegetable intake needs.

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    This document provides guidelines on healthy drinks and snacks for children aged 4-13. It recommends water as the best drink and lists milk and pure fruit juice as also healthy options. It advises that drinks should be limited to no more than 8-12 cups per day depending on age. It identifies drinks to avoid such as fizzy drinks, juice drinks, and those containing added sugars. The document also provides a list of healthy snack ideas that are tasty, balanced, and can help children meet their daily fruit and vegetable intake needs.

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    Central London

    Community Healthcare
    NHS Trust

    Barnet Hammersmith and Fulham Kensington and Chelsea Westminster

    Healthy Drinks
    for Children
    Children aged 4–8 need about 8 cups of
    fluid every day (1 cup = 150ml), and those MILK
    aged 9–13 need about 12 cups. They may • It’s a rich source of calcium, which is
    need more if the weather is hot or they important for strong bones and teeth
    are very active. Drinking too little can • Semi-skimmed is suitable from 2 years and
    cause dehydration and lead to headaches, skimmed from 5 years of age
    constipation and poor concentration.
    PURE FRUIT JUICE
    WATER • It’s rich in vitamins and minerals to boost
    • This is the best drink for your child your child’s immune system
    • It’s thirst-quenching and kind to teeth • A small glass (150ml) counts as one of your
    • Offer it regularly throughout the day child’s 5-a-day. Drinking more than this
    • Provide a water bottle for school will not count as more portions, however
    • The natural sugar fructose in fruit juice
    Water DOESN’T can contribute to dental decay, so offer at
    CONTAIN ANY sugar mealtimes and use a straw to drink with

    DRINKS TO AVOID How much sugar?


    (teaspoons)
    The following drinks contain large quantities of added
         
    sugar, which can contribute to dental decay and obesity:
    x Fizzy drinks
    x Sugar free or diet drinks (these are still acidic and can
    therefore still damage teeth)
    x Juice drinks
    4 4 4
    x Squash or cordial (except sugar free
    varieties)        
    x Flavoured water
    x Milkshakes (e.g. Yop, Yazoo)
    x Caffeinated drinks
    x Energy drinks (e.g. Lucozade, Red Bull)
    x Sweetened tea (tea also contains tannins, which can
    reduce the absorption of iron from your child’s diet) 5 5 5.5 7.5
    Healthy Snacks are an important
    part of a balanced diet for
    Snack children; they can be tasty,

    Ideas for healthy, and a great way


    to introduce new foods and

    Children help achieve their 5-a-day.

    tasty Snack ideas


    1 slice of wholegrain toast with marmite or ham
    1 mini pitta bread with low fat houmous
    1 crumpet with low fat spread
    ½ bagel with peanut butter
    1 small sandwich filled with tuna and sweetcorn or ham and tomato
    2 crispbread or breadsticks with low fat cream cheese
    Vegetable sticks with dip (e.g. low fat houmous, guacamole or salsa)
    A handful of pretzels
    A handful of plain, unsweetened popcorn
    Rice cakes
    Fresh fruit (e.g. 1 small banana, 10 grapes or 2 plums)
    120g tinned fruit in natural juice
    Cereal (e.g. 1 weetabix, 30g porridge)
    Jelly (no added sugar variety)
    Angel Delight (no added sugar variety)
    Low fat yoghurt
    1 slice of fruit bread or malt loaf
    1 wholemeal scone with sugar free jam
    1 or 2 oatcakes

    Developed by Central London


    Community Healthcare NHS Trust. August 2011

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