Become a planet munch programme leader
Help adults improve their nutrition knowledge and develop the skills needed to provide a healthy diet for the family
Gain a certificate in Early Year’s Nutrition and become a Planet Munch Programme Leader. This course gives you all you need to support children and their grown-ups towards healthier futures.
Welcome to the Planet Munch Nutrition Digital Learning Platform
Tackling Childhood Obesity:
The Need for Change
Childhood obesity is one of the most pressing health and social issues facing the UK today.
The path to obesity starts early; in the UK almost one in four children are overweight on starting school at age 6. Despite the magnitude of this issue, the UK lacks evidence-based interventions designed specifically to prevent and treat obesity in preschool children—a crucial period when lifelong habits are formed.
This is where Planet Munch steps in. We’ve created an engaging, research-backed solution aimed at helping families lay the foundation for healthy living from an early age, supporting long-term health and well-being.
Partner with Us
Planet Munch Healthy Lifestyle Programme for Preschool Children
Are you passionate about supporting children and families to live healthier lives? Become a Planet Munch Delivery Partner.
We’re looking for schools, community centres, and early years providers to help deliver our evidence-based programme that’s been proven to reduce the risk of childhood obesity. Developed by leading child health professionals from UCL Great Ormond Street Hospital Institute of Child Health, Planet Munch combines puppetry, music, and interactive learning to engage both children and their caregivers.
The Planet Munch Digital Learning Platform is ideal for:
- Local authorities
- Early years practitioners
- Nursery and preschool staff
- Health care professionals
- Community leaders looking to upskill and make a positive impact on childhood health.
With user-centred design at its core, the platform incorporates insights from children, parents, health experts, and commissioners, ensuring that content is accessible, engaging, and effective. Planet Munch is the product of collaboration between a multi-disciplinary team of dietitians, paediatricians, exercise specialists, artists and early years practitioners.
Planet Munch was well accepted and enjoyed by participating families.
- 85% of parents reported their understanding of healthy eating had improved
- 75% reported they could read and interpret food labels better
- 83% now had a better understanding of food portion sizes
- 90% reported they found all Planet Munch components enjoyable and useful
- All parents said they would participate in the programme again
- All parents said they would recommend Planet Munch to a friend
Collaborate with us
Help give children the best possible nutritional start in life
Work with us to help give children the best possible nutritional start in life, by helping they and their parents find their way to a healthier lifestyle.
Collaborate with us to deliver Planet Munch creative learning programme to nurture positive lifestyle changes and support families to healthier futures.
Trim Tots Community Interest Company was formed to tackle obesity through the delivery and roll out of Planet Munch Healthy Lifestyle Programme. Planet Munch is the only healthy lifestyle programme for pre-school children in the UK with evidence to show it is effective at reducing obesity risk up to two years after taking part.
After seven years of delivering Planet Munch, findings from two randomised controlled trials, the gold standard research design, were published as an abstract in the Lancet and show a reduction to both BP and BMI for participating families.
Impact on children’s physical activity behaviours at post:
- 78% of families increased the time spent being active with their child/children on a normal weekday, to more than 60 minutes a day.
Self Guided Course
Planet Munch Digital Learning Platform provides videos and resources developed by experts in child health. The course can be accessed around the clock, from anywhere and completed around other commitments.
Access On the Go
Learn from anywhere using videos and a series of resources, including an accompanying workbook to support deeper learning. The programme is easy to access from anywhere, learners need a laptop and access to a screen to share the video when delivering sessions in community settings.
Homework & Tests
Certificate
Upon successful completion of the course, a certificate is issued qualifying you as a Planet Munch Programme Leader, enabling you to deliver sessions either online or in-person.
All Access Membership
As a Planet Munch Delivery Partner, you’ll have the opportunity to bring this evidence-based programme to your community, empowering families to make healthier food choices and increase physical activity in a fun, supportive environment. Licenses are available to suit your setting.
For Individuals
Available over a two-year period with access to accompanying resources.
£399
For Organisations
Digital training for Council staff only (this is not suitable for parents).
£ Contact us
For Organisations
Digital training for Council staff only
Target audience: early years professionals based in the Council Early Years Settings and Council’s Public Health Teams
Training is provided by TrimTots CIC via videos accessed through Planet Munch Nutrition, Digital Learning platform.
Healthy eating and nutrition, appropriate for preschool children and families are taught through 12 themed Planet Munch videos. Each video lasts approximately 15 minutes and includes a self-assessment exercise to be completed by participants following the session.
Participants move through the course after successful completion of each weekly session. A training certificate for CPD is provided upon successful completion. This is valid for 2 years after which a brief refresher course is needed.
After completing the training course, participants will have attained the knowledge and skills needed to teach healthy eating and nutrition to parents and caregivers of preschool children.
It is recommended that at least 2 staff members from each local centre within a Local Authority attend together with core programme staff from local teams.
A maximum of 50 staff members can access the training during the 1-year licensing period.
Supporting materials are provided including workbooks for participants and resources necessary to deliver the healthy eating and nutrition component of the Planet Munch programme. PowerPoint presentations are recommended and provided for use with parents and caregivers. Behaviour change exercises are set each week using SMART principles.
Parents and caregivers are provided with FactSheets that summarise each session.
Grow your wellbeing offer with support from Planet Munch
Why not sign up for a full licence?
Planet Munch Healthy Lifestyle Programme full licence inclusive of all necessary materials and resources.
We suggest utilising a hub and spoke approach to make the most of staff and resources in each locality (Delivery staff are provided by the local partner).
Each session includes activities that are effective in engaging this age group including: nutrition themed art and craft, interactive music and movement, imaginary play, physical activity, healthy snack time and educational adult sessions. Sessions are delivered by Planet Munch-trained practitioners, including a project leader and a supporting associate.
Planet Munch delivery partners identify a family-friendly, community space in each locality, quite often in schools and family centres our models are based on reaching 100 families over a two-year licence period.
“Thank you so much for such a fabulous few days. Our team could not be more excited about delivering the programme with you. The training was informative, fun and thorough. We feel really lucky to be working with you and can’t wait to get the sessions on the way. “
(Training feedback)
– Amy Hageman (Centre Manager)
“I have had some amazing feedback from key staff members and some parents at our drop-in last Friday about the quality of the sessions and programme so far. Thank you so much! I am so pleased to hear how well it is going.”
(Mid-point feedback)
– Amy Hageman (Centre Manager)
“Lots of parents have been asking if we can carry on Planet Munch because they are enjoying it so much and get so much for the session!”
(Week 21)
– Amy Hageman (Centre Manager)
Due to the length and regularity of the programme we get to know the families very well and developed a close relationship with them. That enables us to really understand their habitual lifestyle and from there, implement easy, effective and lasting changes. The families find the nutritional information extremely useful and by the end of the programme families have changed their attitude towards meals and snacks and have much healthier behaviours toward diet and exercise.
I couldn’t recommend Planet Munch more, it’s such a great mix of fun crafts, wonderful dancing and useful education.”
– Sophie Thurner (Nutritionist)
“It is easy to follow and understand. The English is good and clear and the animation which assisting on every detail enhanced and emphasized each topic.”
– Reviewer (Peer)
– Reviewer (Teacher)
I would make use of Planet Munch materials. The videos in particular are the star attractions of the programme and are informative, and well put together and illustrative.”
– Reviewer (Teacher)
Launch yourself into the future.
For full details and to explore what works best for your locality email j.lanigan@ucl.ac.uk.
