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Fast Facts:
- Meals include all 5 food groups, have regular meal times
- Limit snacking between meals so that children are hungry at mealtimes
- Serve vegetables first when your child is most hungry
- Avoid drinks with added sugar
- Offer milk at mealtime
- Water first for thirst between meals
- Picky eating may begin at this age – remember to offer your child healthy choices but allow them to choose what and how much they eat
- Trust your child’s appetite, limit snacking between meals
- Offer a variety of textures, flavors, and colors
- Eat family meals at the table, share what you are eating and name the foods or their colors
- Comfort and reward your child with hugs and words – do not use food as a comfort, reward or bribe
Videos:
Ways to Positively Impact a Child’s Diet – Dina Rose, PhD 2 Years Old: Nutrition Tips
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Fast Facts:
- Meals include all 5 food groups, have regular meal times
- Limit snacking between meals so that children are hungry at mealtimes
- Serve vegetables first when your child is most hungry
- Avoid drinks with added sugar
- Offer milk at mealtime
- Water first for thirst between meals
- Picky eating may begin at this age – remember to offer your child healthy choices but allow them to choose what and how much they eat
- Trust your child’s appetite, limit snacking between meals
- Offer a variety of textures, flavors, and colors
- Eat family meals at the table, share what you are eating and name the foods or their colors
- Comfort and reward your child with hugs and words – do not use food as a comfort, reward or bribe
Videos:
Ways to Positively Impact a Child’s Diet – Dina Rose, PhD 2 Years Old: Nutrition Tips
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Fast Facts:
- Meals include all 5 food groups, have regular meal times
- Limit snacking between meals so that children are hungry at mealtimes
- Serve vegetables first when your child is most hungry
- Avoid drinks with added sugar
- Offer milk at mealtime
- Water first for thirst between meals
- Picky eating may begin at this age – remember to offer your child healthy choices but allow them to choose what and how much they eat
- Trust your child’s appetite, limit snacking between meals
- Offer a variety of textures, flavors, and colors
- Eat family meals at the table, share what you are eating and name the foods or their colors
- Comfort and reward your child with hugs and words – do not use food as a comfort, reward or bribe
Videos:
Ways to Positively Impact a Child’s Diet – Dina Rose, PhD 2 Years Old: Nutrition Tips
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Fast Facts:
- Meals include all 5 food groups, have regular meal times
- Limit snacking between meals so that children are hungry at mealtimes
- Serve vegetables first when your child is most hungry
- Avoid drinks with added sugar
- Offer milk at mealtime
- Water first for thirst between meals
- Picky eating may begin at this age – remember to offer your child healthy choices but allow them to choose what and how much they eat
- Trust your child’s appetite, limit snacking between meals
- Offer a variety of textures, flavors, and colors
- Eat family meals at the table, share what you are eating and name the foods or their colors
- Comfort and reward your child with hugs and words – do not use food as a comfort, reward or bribe
Videos:
Ways to Positively Impact a Child’s Diet – Dina Rose, PhD 2 Years Old: Nutrition Tips
Meals Should Include All 5 Food Groups – A Handout
