Catherine Lippe is a Registered Nutritionist (RNutr) and Head of Nutrition and Policy at Nursery Kitchen. With nearly two decades of experience, she specialises in early years nutrition, shaping menus, influencing policy, and championing better food standards to support children’s health and wellbeing.

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Resources: 

Below are the resources discussed throughout The Debrief podcast, which may be particularly helpful for nursery managers, learners, practitioners, and others working within early years and childcare settings.

• National Diet and Nutrition Survey
• Taste Ed (Education)
• EYFS Nutrition Guidance 2025
• Nursery Kitchen Report – ‘Early Years Nutrition: Setting the Standards for Change’
• The British Nutrition Foundation
• Early Years Alliance
• The Food Foundation ‘Bang in Some Beans’
• Love Food Hate Waste
• Early Start Nutrition
• REPORT: Too young to count? Why most disadvantaged under-5s miss out on free meals
• First Steps Nutrition