1. Early Childhood Nutrition for Pacific Presented by Jane Wyllie Public Health Dietitian, Early Childhood Team

2. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All Goals of session: you will know… Understand your beliefs/behaviours around eating How to encourage healthy eating behaviours in children Why and how to celebrate birthdays without a food focus

3. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All Quiz just to get you thinking!

4. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All How many teaspoons of sugar in a 600 ml bottle of soft drink? A.8 B.10 C.16 D.18

5. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All Both C and D are correct 16 teaspoons of sugar 18 teaspoons sugar

6. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All How many regular biscuits are there in one large cookie?

7. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All Eight - Nine!

8. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All NZ Children 2-4 years

9. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All Why are amounts of food important? FACT: 40% of Pacific children aged 4 years are normal weight Eating habits learned & established in childhood

10. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All Why are amounts of food important? Less active + larger food portions = weight gain Results in health problems: diabetes, heart disease, cancer, depression (later in life)

11. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All Excess Weight Causes Many Health Problems

12. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All Food for the day for 3 year old girl

13. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All Emotional Eating Comes on suddenly Crave sugary or fatty foods Leads to ‘mindless’ eating May trigger feelings of guilt Often results in overeating

14. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All Eating for Physical Hunger Gradual onset Often choose healthier food Able to enjoy and savour the food Giving your body what it needs More likely to stop when full

15. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All Foods that Increase Stress Sugar Chocolate Fatty foods Caffeine Alcohol

16. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All The Fonofale Model of Health

17. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All What parents say to their children ‘When I say you eat, you eat!’ ‘Try the beans, I made them the way you like them’

18. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All What parents say to their children ‘If you eat 3 more bites of meat, you can have a popsicle’ ‘No peas, no brownie’

19. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All What parents say to their children ‘If you eat your salad, you can go to Andrew’s to play’

20. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All Children serving themselves

21. Regional Public Health – Equitable, Sustainable And Healthy Futures For All Rewarding with food Reinforces behaviours and brain pathways that connects food with feelings