Good nutrition and eating habits are good at all ages but it is especially important for toddlers to have good eating habits because at this age they are just learning about different food choices and their developing body needs certain foods to do so.
Preschoolers should have good nutrition and eating habits because at this stage of life they enjoy trying and learning new things and they are more willing to do so. So this would be a great time to reinforce healthy eating habits or introduce them to healthy eating habits (Robertson, Cathie 2010, 2007).
Children at the school age level require healthy and nutritious eating habits because they require more energy throughout the day. Another reason why school age children require good eating habits is so they can help fight off certain infections and help prepare their bodies for a growth spurt (Robertson, Cathie 2010, 2007).
Adults and caregivers should help children develop healthy eating habits because the way they eat now can have a long lasting effect on them later in life. Children also need good eating habits because their bodies are developing and they need healthy food to do so.
One way adults can help children with healthy eating is by leading by example, if children see the adults in their life eating healthy they will be more inclined to so as well. Another way adults can foster healthy eating is by letting children help with meal planning and food prep so that the child could get an understanding on what foods are healthy and good for them.
Listed below are two recipes that can be made with young children and they are very healthy. Some ways to make cooking fun and healthy is to let children be a part of the shopping process and food selection. Another way to make cooking enjoyable is by reading books about different foods and trying out the recipes.
Prep time: about 1 to 2 hours
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
Utensils:
Directions:
1. Pour yogurt into paper cups. Fill them almost to the top.
2. Stretch a small piece of plastic wrap across the top of each cup.
3. Using the popsicle stick, poke a hole in the plastic wrap. Stand the stick straight up in the center of the cup.
4. Put the cups in the freezer until the yogurt is frozen solid.
5. Remove the plastic wrap, peel away the paper cup, and eat your pop!
Serves: 3 to 4
Serving size: 1 pop
Nutritional analysis (per serving):
127 calories
5 g protein
2 g fat
21 g carbohydrate
0 g fiber
7 mg cholesterol
73 mg sodium
262 mg calcium
0 mg iron
127 calories
5 g protein
2 g fat
21 g carbohydrate
0 g fiber
7 mg cholesterol
73 mg sodium
262 mg calcium
0 mg iron
Prep time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
Utensils:
Directions:
1. Prepare the fruit by washing the grapes, washing the apples and cutting them into small squares, peeling the bananas and cutting them into chunks, and cutting the pineapple into chunks, if it's fresh. Put the fruit onto a large plate.
2. Spread coconut onto another large plate.
3. Slide pieces of fruit onto the skewer and design your own kabob by putting as much or as little of whatever fruit you want! Do this until the stick is almost covered from end to end.
4. Hold your kabob at the ends and roll it in the yogurt, so the fruit gets covered. Then roll it in the coconut.
5. Repeat these steps with another skewer.
Serves: 4
Serving size: 1 kabob
Nutritional analysis (per serving):
141 calories
3 g fat
28 g carbohydrate
3 g fat
1 mg cholesterol
2 g saturated fat
52 mg sodium
103 mg calcium
0.5 mg iron
3 g fiber
141 calories
3 g fat
28 g carbohydrate
3 g fat
1 mg cholesterol
2 g saturated fat
52 mg sodium
103 mg calcium
0.5 mg iron
3 g fiber
References
Robertson, Cathie 2010, 2007 Safety, Nutrition, and Health in Early Education (4th ed.)
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