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Common Problems with Child Nutrition

Common Problems with Child Nutrition. Food Jag. Only wants to eat 1 food Improper nutrition Limits variety. How To Prevent. Offer variety of foods at each meal Do not offer the food between meals Make foods appealing Color and texture Don’t force eating Will eat when hungry.

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Common Problems with Child Nutrition

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  1. Common Problems with Child Nutrition

  2. Food Jag • Only wants to eat 1 food • Improper nutrition • Limits variety

  3. How To Prevent • Offer variety of foods at each meal • Do not offer the food between meals • Make foods appealing • Color and texture • Don’t force eating • Will eat when hungry

  4. Fear of New Food • Don’t force on a child • Frequent exposure • Model good behavior • Children mimic adults

  5. Refusing to eat what is served • May “pick” at one meal • Make up for it at the next • Don’t give in! • Discipline issue • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJGIMd3_LfY • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSdZfgVDzQs • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngQaBvz5nmA

  6. Healthy Snacks for Toddlers

  7. Why snacks are important • Essential for energy • Don’t eat a lot at one sitting • Balance out uneven diet • Keep toddlers from becoming cranky • Boost intake of nutrients

  8. Snack Schedule • 2-3 snacks daily • Mid morning • Mid afternoon • After dinner • Do not bribe with sweets • Small portions

  9. How to Incorporate Healthy Snacks • Decide what’s an appropriate snack • Stick to a snack schedule • Work with a toddler’s independence, not against it

  10. Appropriate Snacks • High in protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals • Avoid prepackaged or processed • High in sugar, salt, fat • Simple finger foods • Low sugar cereals • Fresh fruit • Whole grain crackers • Mini muffins • Cheese

  11. Appropriate Snacks, cont • Small portions • ½ c dry cereal • ½ c milk • Banana • 5-6 crackers

  12. Stick to a Schedule • Serve meals and snacks at the same time daily • Routine • Helps maintain a healthy weight • Learns hungry and fullness ques • Graze all day- likely to overeat • Don’t allow to carry around a sugary drink all day

  13. Work with the Toddler’s Independence • Offer variety and let them choose • Offer a favorite food with a new food • Let the child know that meals and snacks are available at certain times

  14. Snacks vs Sweets • Don’t use sweets as a bribe • Don’t let sweets become a regular snack • Keep sweets out of sight and reach

  15. Toddler Snack Ideas • Create a menu book of 5 snack ideas for toddlers age 2-5 • Develop a creative name for the snack • Example: “Ants on a Log” • Be sure to include the recipe for how to assemble the snack

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