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Healthy eating for children and families

Advice on healthy eating children and families, accessing free and low-cost food, and support for eating disorders.

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  • Overview
  • Healthy eating for children
  • Free food and vitamins
  • Help if you cannot afford food
  • Help to feed your family
  • Food and Fun holiday programme
  • Eat less sugar and go fizz free
  • Good Food Southwark

Help to feed your family

Understand what you’re eating: find out about sugar, fat and salt in food and get tips on healthy snacks and drinks.

Is your child getting their 5 a day fruit and vegetable servings?

Find out more about what is in the food and drink that you buy using Change4Life’s food scanner app. Remember, this will tell you how much is in the entire packet or jar of food, not portion size.

Get recipe ideas for healthy meals for your family.

Find out about the national scheme for families to get free healthy food.

Find out if your child is eligible for free school meals.

Southwark’s children and family centres provide a range of support to families to help them eat well.

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Page last updated: 22 October 2024

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