Cooking and eating in the open air are part of life’s simple pleasures and an essential part of outdoor sessions. Yet a focus on snacks and food has not had the attention it deserves. It’s time to think more deeply about the role of snack time for children's physical and mental health and wellbeing.
Dr Mel McCree makes a case for inclusive practice for nurture through food and nutrition in this indepth, 8-page article.
In this extended article, which first appeared in our free Outdoor Practitioner magazine Health & Wellbeing issue #4, Dr Mel McCree makes a case for inclusive practice for nurture through food and nutrition.
Scroll down for references, to download the article and for an inspiring bonus read about outdoor eating at a Skogsmulle project in Japan from Juliet Robertson of Creative Star Learning.
Reclaiming Snack Time
Reclaiming Snack Time references
References and further reading mentioned in the article Reclaiming Snack Time: the importance of comfort which appeared in the Health & Wellbeing issue of the Outdoor Practitioner magazine.
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