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News - 13 November 2018

Fun ideas to help your kids stay healthy
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Did you know that the NHS has a website dedicated to helping keep your family and children healthy?

If you have young children you may have received leaflets from Change for Life with healthy eating tips and games on from their school. However, there is a whole website dedicated to this with lots of recipes, activities and tips to help, including things like food swaps, Apps and short questionnaires to get you thinking about healthy choices.

You can visit the website by clicking here and seeing for yourself

 

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