kids nutrition in daycare

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Nutrition for kids

• Nutrition In day care and Play School

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Nutrition in Day Care

• One of the best things we can do for our country,
  and for developing our children is to upgrade our
  childcare system.
• Are you working parents?
• Do you leave your child in daycare?
• For working parents, childcare is a fact of life.
  When parents choose people to care for children
  in their absence, what do they value?

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Nutrition in Child Care

• For working parents, childcare is a fact of life.
  When parents choose people to care for children
  in their absence, what do they value?
• The friendly and caring staff is no doubt the
  first priority. Moreover, a safe and fostering
  environment is also significant. Yet, for most
  the parents, their childrens nutrition should
  also be a crucial requirement.
• The quality of the food your child eats while in
  any daycare affects his short- and long-term
  health and well-being. The more time your little
  one spends in playschool or daycare the more
  critical nutrition becomes. Anything less than a
  high standard for nutrition can set the stage for
  poor eating habits that your youngster may never
  outgrow.
• Undoubtedly, parents strongly impact a child's
  nutritional habits, but other caregivers also
  contribute to a youngster's eating patterns. You
  may not know it, but your child models himself in
  part after his daycare providers.
• Ensuring that your child's diet away from home is
  healthy is vital for several reasons. Surveys
  show that preschoolers are eating increasingly
  unhealthily. The frequency of obesity in
  youngsters has doubled in the past few years.
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• Making the right choice of nutrition, and
  therefore daycare and preschool, is vital. The
  dietary requirements of toddlers and preschool
  children differ from those of older children.
  Preschool children are growing and are active, so
  their energy requirements are high relative to
  their body size. They require foods that combine
  high energy and nutrient density (particularly
  rich in protein, vitamin, and mineral content),
  eaten in small and frequent meals.
• We are sharing some information about children's
  needs and ideas to make them happy.
• Children need three meals a day, and one to three
  instances of snacks (morning, afternoon and
  before bed). The best foods are fresh fruits and
  vegetables, whole grains, dairy, and meats often
  home-cooked meals.
• Sugar and sugar substitutes
• Offer foods that don't have added sugar or sugar
  substitutes. Limit refined sugars (sucrose,
  glucose-fructose, white sugar) honey, molasses,
  syrups, and brown sugar. They all have similar
  calorie counts and also contribute to tooth
  decay.
• Sugar substitutes, such as aspartame and
  sucralose, meanwhile, do not add calories or
  cause tooth decay, but they are much sweeter than
  sugar and have no nutritional value. They may
  lead to a habit of only liking sugary foods and
  make it difficult for your child to adjust to
  fruits and vegetables. It's a good idea to limit
  them in your child's diet.
• Juice and water
• Offering fruit instead of fruit juice also adds
  healthy fiber to your child's diet.
• Serve vegetables and fruit more frequent than
  fruit juice. Offer water when your child is
  thirsty between meals and snacks. Limit juice to
  one serving.
• How to balance fat?
• Healthy fats contain needed fatty acids like
  omega-3 and omega-6 that cannot be made in the
  body and must come from the diet. Cook with
  vegetable oils such as canola, olive, and
  soybean.
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Tips for parents

• Other Tips for parents
• Set meal and snack times that suit the whole
  family. Share mealtimes and eat with your
  children.
• Offer a balance and variation of foods from
  all three food groups at meal times.
• Offer food in ways they can manage easily.
  For example, cut fruits into pieces, or mash food
  to prevent discomfort in younger children.
• Help your child learn to use a spoon or a
  cup so they can eat self-sufficiently.
• Include your child in age-appropriate food
  planning and table setting.
• Avoid using sweets to bribe. Serve healthy
  dessert choices, such as fruit cups or yogurt.
• Avoid fast food restaurants, to show your
  children the importance of enjoying mealtime as a
  family while eating healthy home-cooked meals.
• It's your childs job to
• Choose what to eat from the foods you
  provide at meal time and snack time (and
  sometimes that may mean not eating at all).
• Eat as much or as little as they want.
• What if your kid is a picky eater?
• Don't feel bad if your child refuses a food
  product or meal. Try something else in between
  meals just so that they eat. They will eat better
  at the next meal.
• Don't worry too much if your child doesn't eat
  properly. If their weight and size are normal,
  they are probably getting what they need. Simply
  make sure to offer your child a variety of foods
  from all food groups to make sure they get the
  right nutrients. Your child's doctor will monitor
  their growth at regular appointments and will let
  you know if there are any problems.
• Children's appetites change from day-to-day, or
  even from meal to meal. Because they have small
  stomachs, children need to eat small portions
  frequently throughout the day. Children know how
  much food they need and will eat the amount that
  their body needs.
• White Canvas Preschool contributes significantly
  to the nutritional intake and acquisition of
  dietary habits of children our meal plans are
  supervised by trained staff. We are committed to
  working with parents, to provide nutritious food
  and developing good eating habits at home, and in
  our preschoolers and daycare.
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