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Right Sizing: A Guide to Kid-Friendly Portions
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Short Description: Right Sizing: A Guide to Kid-Friendly Portions. KIDS. www.krafthealthyliving.com . Fall 2005. F. eeding young children takes ...
Content Inside: KIDS Right Sizing: A Guide to Kid-Friendly Portions F eeding young children takes www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/index.html patience, a commonsense approach for more information. and lots of love. Your reward is knowing that healthy eating habits help children get Tips for "Serving It Up" the energy and important nutrients they need to be their best. to Young Children Offer meals and snacks at about the same time each day.Allow enough Food Supplies Nutrients time between feedings for kids to for Growth become hungry. Two- to six-year-olds are growing, learning, Provide plenty of time for meals and developing motor skills and becoming more snacks. Children need time to eat independent. They require the same nutri- and recognize their bodies' signals ents you do, but in different amounts. Since that they are satisfied. no one food or food group supplies all Use child-sized plates and cups.These nutrients, encourage kids to eat a variety of keep portions in line with young different foods each day. For example, offer appetites and are easier for children foods from three or more food groups for to handle. breakfast and lunch and from four or more groups for dinner. Keep food interesting Let your child's appetite guide you. with different flavors, colors and textures. Hawaiian Ham and Cheese Melt Offer small portions; let kids ask for more if they want them. Urging children to finish everything on their plates can lead to less Food Gives Energy healthful eating over time. Kids need calories (energy) to fuel their activities. How many Introduce new foods one at a time with "just a taste" portions. It often calories? That depends on age, body size and activity levels. A takes a number of trials before a new food is accepted. If your good gauge is whether your child is growing normally, has energy child sees you eating a food, he or she is more likely to try it. for play and feels healthy. To help you decide how much and what Plan on snacks to fill nutrient gaps and satisfy between-meal hunger. types of food to offer, go to www.MyPyramind.gov and enter your Young children may need a mid-morning, mid-afternoon and child's age, gender and activity level. MyPyramid will recommend small bedtime snack. an appropriate daily amount from each food group. Offer kid-size snack portions. Try two graham cracker squares with a half-cup of orange juice, a cheese slice and a half-cup of Right-Sizing Food for Kids applesauce, or a four-ounce container of yogurt. Don't go it alone. Check with a health professional if you are It's hard to predict how much food youngsters will eat at any given concerned that a child is eating too little or too much. Ask meal or snack. Their appetites may vary from day-to-day or from your pediatrician for a referral to a dietitian if your child is one eating occasion to the next. Factors include time of day, overweight or underweight or if his or her food habits are espe- degree of hunger, familiarity of foods, activity level, being over- cially worrisome. tired or growth spurts. Supervise children when they eat.This helps you deal with In general, two- to three-year-olds need the same type of food potentially dangerous situations such as choking, falls or spills. group foods as four- to six-year-olds, but smal er portions because their calorie needs are lower. One exception: two- to six-year-old children need two daily servings of calcium-rich foods from Remember, feeding kids isn't an exact science. Experience, com- the Milk Group for strong bones and teeth. By four years of mon sense and some expert advice will help you over the hurdles age, most children are ready for regular-size portions. Go to you're sure to encounter. www.krafthealthyliving.com Fall 2005
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