Healthy Start Scheme
(asked on 4th September 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information on healthy eating is given to parents alongside Healthy Start vouchers.
This question was answered on 12th September 2017
Healthy Start vouchers are aimed at helping low income and disadvantaged families buy basic foods. Health professionals provide appropriate advice on breastfeeding and healthy eating to the applicant.
Alongside Healthy Start, there are various National Health Service and public health platforms that offer parents information on healthy eating, including NHS Choices, Change4Life and Start4Life.