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Essential Nutrients for Growth from 0 to 3 years – Public Talk

We once again thank you all for your support! The Jockey Club “Bright Start” Project will continue to provide the 10th “Public Talk”. This time we have invited a Registered Nutritionist Leslie Chan Kwok Pan to discuss the topic of  “Essential Nutrients for Growth from 0 to 3 years”. 

Date: 20 April 2024 (Saturday)

Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm

Format: Online (Zoom)

Topic: Essential Nutrients for Growth from 0 to 3 years

Language: Cantonese

Speaker: Leslie Chan (Registered Nutritionist)

Essential Nutrients for Growth from 0 to 3 years

Parents are concerned about whether their children are getting adequate nutrients. They examine food varieties, flavours, portion sizes, and age-appropriateness. So, what nutrients are vital for children? Today, we have invited registered nutritionist Leslie Chan Kwok Pan to explain the nutrients needed for the growth of babies aged 0 to 3, as well as present some nutritious food options. Let us get along to hear about the nutrition that children require while creating nutritious and delicious meals for our beloved children.

Leslie Chan

Registered Nutritionist

Leslie Chan Kwok Pan graduated from the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He studied medical nutrition at Leeds Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom and obtained a master’s degree in Primary Health Care, became a Registered Dietitian (UK).

After returning to Hong Kong, Leslie engaged in Elderly Health Services, being responsible for dietary therapy for the elderly and community nutrition promotion activities. Later, Leslie joined “Child Union” and promoted various health messages to students and parents in schools and communities while conducting teacher training. In 2012, Leslie founded “Kitchen Basic,” actively promoting high-quality organic diets. In 2015, the brand “BabyBasic” for infant and toddler food was launched, and this year, a new brand called “PhytoBasic” was introduced, providing a range of nutritional food products for infants, pregnant women and busy urban individuals.