Fuelling Active Kids
This part of the website is dedicated to nutrition information for active kids. Children are not "little adults" and feeding them can sometimes be a challenge for the most dedicated of parents. Over the coming months expect to see piles of tips and stories to help you fuel your children's busy sporting timetable, fussy eating and other special challenges they may face. Right now you can take a look at a range of information we have put together for you.
Check out specific information for 5-11 year olds for a range of sports.
Our fact sheet on Fuelling and Cooling the Junior Athlete provides answers to the most common nutrition issues for young athletes.
Childhood obesity is a growing concern in our community. Sports Dietitians Australia, supported by Uncle Tobys, brought together experts in nutrition and physical activity to write the Medical Journal of Australia Supplement "Recommendations for nutrition and physical activity for Australian children". Our fact sheet on The Overweight Child - a family approach also provides tips on how to manage this problem.
Running out of ideas for the school lunch box? Try these 
School_Lunch_Box_Ideas.pdf (381KB).
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These fantastic resources were written by former SDA president and mum Ruth Logan supported by the Canned Foods Information Service. They are specifically targeted at active children aged between 5 and 11 years from a range of sports. There is also the Fast Food cook book which helps you put into practice some of the ideas from the nutrition booklets.
