The two-year study, led by the Local Authorities Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services (Lacors), was based on a survey of more than 100 nurseries in 29 councils.
Despite reporting that nurseries were making great efforts to promote healthy eating, it found many of the nurseries were providing meals that had excessively high levels of salt, a shortage of carbohydrates and portion sizes that were either too small or too large.
Lacors chairman councillor Paul Bettison said: "Most people who are concerned about healthy eating assume it's all about obesity, but nutrition problems can also be caused by not giving children enough of the types of food they need."
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