Help Toddler Eat Well Flashcards
Limit bribery example
If you eat beans you can have dessert
Don’t guilt child for not eating food example
Other kids don’t have food
Each day toddlers need three
Meals
Each day toddlers also need some
Snacks
Snacks and meals made up of the
Four main food groups
Children don’t need low-calorie or _ option
Low-fat
Children need 5+ portions of (2)
Fruits
Veggies
(Hand)
5 portions of
Starchy carbs (hand)
3 portions of
Dairy and alternatives (palm)
2+ portions of (3 if vegetarian)
Protein (small palm)
Less than a portion of
Fat (thumb)
Children aged 6 months to 5 years should take a daily _ supplement
Vitamin D
No need for vitamin D supplements if child is consuming (2)
Wide variety
Colors of rainbow
Toddlers should consume at least _ oz milk a day (weaned)
12
If not milk 2 servings of
Dairy food
WHO recommends breastfeeding until _ years
2
After 12 months of breastfeeding, offer (2)
Milk
Milk alternatives
Make sure dairy alternatives are
Fortified
Children 1-3 should have no more than _ of salt a day
2g
2g is _ mg
800
Avoid added _
Sugar
Added sugar is okay occasionally after the age of
2
Make _ desserts
Less sweet
Avoid too much _ as it can get stuck in teeth and cause decay
Dried fruit
Until the age of 2, children need a lot of energy from
Fat
Don’t use lower-fat options until after the age of
2
Replace processed and high-fat meat with _ to meet protein needs (3)
Beans
Peas
Lentils
