Are you one of the 1,216 eligible people in North Yorkshire missing out on £4.25 a week to help with buying fruit/veg, milk and infant formula?
If you are pregnant, you could be missing out on £221
For the first year of your child’s life, you could receive £442
From your child’s first birthday until they are four years old, you could receive £221 per year.
If you haven’t applied and if you are unsure if you are eligible, visit www.healthystart.nhs.uk to find out more information and apply.
Your Healthy Start card can help towards the cost to buy fresh/tinned or frozen fruit and vegetables, tinned or dried pulses, cows milk and infant formula. You can use your card at shops that have a card reader and accept Mastercard.
Scan the follow this link to find recipe ideas using the ingredients you can buy with your Healthy Start card.
Healthy Start Vitamins come in two types:
• Women’s tablets – available from week 10 of pregnancy, up to your baby’s first birthday
• Baby/Child drops – available from birth up until the age of 4. Note babies having 500ml or more of infant formula per day do not need extra vitamins as vitamins are already in the formula.
You may be thinking why do I need to take vitamins? Even if you have a diet rich in fruit and vegetables you won’t get the full amounts of vitamins needed for a healthy pregnancy through diet alone. During pregnancy it is advised to take vitamins C and D and folic acid every day.
More information about vitamin supplements for children: www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/weaning-and-feeding/vitamins-for-children/
