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This document provides guidance for parents on making mealtimes pleasant for toddlers aged 24-30 months. It recommends including toddler favorites and bright colors on a child-sized plate. Parents should allow the toddler to participate in meal preparation and choose foods to develop autonomy. The document also outlines Canada's Food Guide recommendations for toddler nutrition of 4 servings of vegetables and fruits, 3 servings of grains, 2 servings of milk and 1 serving of meat daily. Safety tips include considering allergies, choking hazards and proper food handling.

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References "Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide - Main Page - Health Canada." Welcome to the Health Canada Web site | Bienvenue au site Web de Sant辿 Canada. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 July 2013. <http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guidealiment/index-eng.php>. Marios Face Bento Box. [Online image] Available http://www.just-eat.co.uk/blog/bentounique-boxes/, Apr. 24, 2013. Picky. [Online image] Available http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/614472 9060/in/photolist-amZkSu-bRufxH-bn6Frj/, Sept. 8, 2011. Making Meal Time A Fun TimePHOTO HERE, PLACE For your OTHERWISE DELETE BOX Toddler and You. Pimento, Barbara, and Deborah Kernested.Healthy foundations in early childhood settings. 4th ed. Toronto: Thomson, 2010. Print. It is recommended that you include 2 food groups when serving snacks and 3-4 when making meals. Mandisa G-M, Elveena D, Piyanganee W, Ayesha S. &Winpeng A PARENTS GUIDE TO A PLEASANT MEAL (Toddlers 24-30 Months)
I HAVE THE TODDLER SO WHERE DO I START?? Allow your toddler to participate in the meal preparation. In The Kitchen. The first step to making meal times pleasurable is to start with an aesthetically pleasing, nutritious meal incorporating your toddlers current likes. What is an aesthetically pleasing meal you ask? Well since beauty is in the eye of the beholder, there is no right or wrong answer to that. However for a toddler an aesthetically pleasing meal includes foods known to them and bright colours served in a child size plate or bowl with appropriate child size utensils. TIPS FOR MAKING MEALS FUN Allow your toddler to participate in the meal preparation Letting them choose which and what foods to eat Allow your toddler to feed themselves Do not force new foods on your child, but present them several times Keep a positive attitude and model positive meal time behaviour Try cutting food in cute and fun shapes Keep a regular meal time schedule Other Considerations Developmental NUTRITION FOR TODDLERS Health Canada provides a guideline for families PLACE PHOTO HERE, to learn about the daily nutrition requirements OTHERWISE DELETE BOX the for toddlers and other ages. According to guide children 2-3 years are recommended to receive 4 servings of vegetables and fruits, 3 servings of grains, 2 servings of milk and alternatives and 1 serving of meat and alternatives.It is recommended that you include 2 food groups when serving snacks and 3-4 when making meals. What is 1 serving size? Vegetables and Fruit 125 mL (遜 cup) fresh, frozen or canned vegetable or fruit or 100% juice Exp. 1 apple sliced in thin pieces Grain Products 1 slice (35 g) bread or 遜 bagel (45 g) Milk and Alternatives 250 mL (1 cup) milk or fortified soy beverage Meat and Alternatives 75 g (2 遜 oz.)/125 mL (遜 cup) cooked fish, shellfish, poultry or lean meat At this age your child is developing a sense of autonomy. Wanting to choose their foods and deciding when to eat are common. Also they will develop food jags (refuses to eat anything but a certain food) (Pimento 2010, pg. 247), this is all a part of their development. Setting limits to keep them safe but not hindering this new sense of self will build trust and security. Safety When providing foods too your child there are some safety considerations you must make. Such as allergies, choking hazards, foodborne illnesses and burning hazards. Always check all ingredients in new foods and not providing to many new foods at a time. Cut foods in bite size pieces if they are too large for your childs mouth. Avoid things like popcorn, whole hot dogs, whole peanuts or other nuts and foods with bones or on toothpicks. Make sure foods are prepared following proper food safety practices, in pest free environments. Allow foods to cool before providing them to the child.

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  • 1. References "Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide - Main Page - Health Canada." Welcome to the Health Canada Web site | Bienvenue au site Web de Sant辿 Canada. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 July 2013. <http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guidealiment/index-eng.php>. Marios Face Bento Box. [Online image] Available http://www.just-eat.co.uk/blog/bentounique-boxes/, Apr. 24, 2013. Picky. [Online image] Available http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/614472 9060/in/photolist-amZkSu-bRufxH-bn6Frj/, Sept. 8, 2011. Making Meal Time A Fun TimePHOTO HERE, PLACE For your OTHERWISE DELETE BOX Toddler and You. Pimento, Barbara, and Deborah Kernested.Healthy foundations in early childhood settings. 4th ed. Toronto: Thomson, 2010. Print. It is recommended that you include 2 food groups when serving snacks and 3-4 when making meals. Mandisa G-M, Elveena D, Piyanganee W, Ayesha S. &Winpeng A PARENTS GUIDE TO A PLEASANT MEAL (Toddlers 24-30 Months)
  • 2. I HAVE THE TODDLER SO WHERE DO I START?? Allow your toddler to participate in the meal preparation. In The Kitchen. The first step to making meal times pleasurable is to start with an aesthetically pleasing, nutritious meal incorporating your toddlers current likes. What is an aesthetically pleasing meal you ask? Well since beauty is in the eye of the beholder, there is no right or wrong answer to that. However for a toddler an aesthetically pleasing meal includes foods known to them and bright colours served in a child size plate or bowl with appropriate child size utensils. TIPS FOR MAKING MEALS FUN Allow your toddler to participate in the meal preparation Letting them choose which and what foods to eat Allow your toddler to feed themselves Do not force new foods on your child, but present them several times Keep a positive attitude and model positive meal time behaviour Try cutting food in cute and fun shapes Keep a regular meal time schedule Other Considerations Developmental NUTRITION FOR TODDLERS Health Canada provides a guideline for families PLACE PHOTO HERE, to learn about the daily nutrition requirements OTHERWISE DELETE BOX the for toddlers and other ages. According to guide children 2-3 years are recommended to receive 4 servings of vegetables and fruits, 3 servings of grains, 2 servings of milk and alternatives and 1 serving of meat and alternatives.It is recommended that you include 2 food groups when serving snacks and 3-4 when making meals. What is 1 serving size? Vegetables and Fruit 125 mL (遜 cup) fresh, frozen or canned vegetable or fruit or 100% juice Exp. 1 apple sliced in thin pieces Grain Products 1 slice (35 g) bread or 遜 bagel (45 g) Milk and Alternatives 250 mL (1 cup) milk or fortified soy beverage Meat and Alternatives 75 g (2 遜 oz.)/125 mL (遜 cup) cooked fish, shellfish, poultry or lean meat At this age your child is developing a sense of autonomy. Wanting to choose their foods and deciding when to eat are common. Also they will develop food jags (refuses to eat anything but a certain food) (Pimento 2010, pg. 247), this is all a part of their development. Setting limits to keep them safe but not hindering this new sense of self will build trust and security. Safety When providing foods too your child there are some safety considerations you must make. Such as allergies, choking hazards, foodborne illnesses and burning hazards. Always check all ingredients in new foods and not providing to many new foods at a time. Cut foods in bite size pieces if they are too large for your childs mouth. Avoid things like popcorn, whole hot dogs, whole peanuts or other nuts and foods with bones or on toothpicks. Make sure foods are prepared following proper food safety practices, in pest free environments. Allow foods to cool before providing them to the child.