Fruits and vegetables
It contains a lot of vitamins, minerals and fiber, so it is included in every meal. Different fruits and vegetables contain different vitamins and minerals, so their goals are different.
carbohydrate
Starchy foods such as bread, rice, pasta, potatoes and couscous provide energy, nutrition and some fiber.
albumen
They need one or two copies of protein every day. This may be meat, fish, eggs and beans (lentils, hummus, tofu, etc. It is best to avoid eating whole nuts before the age of five. For oily fish (such as mackerel, salmon, sardines) for two weeks and one week.
dairy produce
A good source of calcium and vitamin A; Try to eat three servings a day. Many preschool children don't drink milk, but they can get 350 mg of calcium from cheese, yogurt, cheese, mashed potatoes and sauces every day. Once they are two years old, they can eat semi-skimmed milk.
fat
People under two years old need energy from high-fat food, but after two people, you can gradually reduce it until they are five years old, and they eat the low-fat diet you want! Keep high-fat processed foods such as pizza, oven chips, sausages and potato chips once a week.
Vitamins/minerals
The government recommends that all children under five take vitamin A, C and D supplements. It is also important to ensure that they get enough iron from meat and fish, fortified breakfast cereals, dark green vegetables, lentils and dried apricots/figs. If they still drink a lot of milk instead of eating dinner, they are at high risk of iron deficiency, which may lead to anemia. If you are worried, please ask your health visitor or family doctor.
Five steps of healthy preschool diet
Don't worry that every meal is not balanced. Two-year-old appetite is a strange and diverse thing. If they only eat one meal every three or four times, don't worry-they actually have a good natural instinct about what they need. To reassure yourself, watch what they eat for a week or two, not every meal.
Keep snacks healthy (and salty). If they don't eat so well during meals, healthy snacks can help them maintain their normal eating habits: a few pieces of cheese and some cherry tomatoes contain a lot of good protein and calcium, which are counted as one of their five fruits and vegetables every day. Cucumber fingers dipped in hummus are also much more delicious than biscuits or raisins with sugar. Quit the food war. Compared with the past 12 months, the biggest change is that your two-year-old child may insist on his independence of food: this is not about food, but about strength. Maybe a few months ago, they would eat your carefully prepared casserole, but now they have decided not to like sauce or shredded pork (two very common rebel areas), except for dry pasta, cheddar cheese and a cucumber.
Anxiety is so easy: you find yourself begging for "just one pea for mom", and suddenly they are under control. Basically, you have to pretend you're not worried at all, if they don't care about eating or not. So, if they don't eat, don't say anything, let them put it down. But there will be no yogurt and snacks after five minutes, or your work will be in vain!
Continue to provide new food. It's tempting to keep offering them food that you know they will eat-even if it means eating peas every day for a month. Continue to try different vegetables, but the weight is small, so you won't feel overwhelmed. If they don't eat, don't comment. You often need to try new food 15-20 times before being accepted, so please keep trying and don't lose heart!
Big boy/girl tableware. Now is a good time to teach them how to use tableware-this is the skill they need when school starts at four o'clock. Most three-year-olds are flexible enough to manipulate spoons and forks. Once they have mastered it, you can add a small child-friendly knife. It also makes them feel that they have grown up, and some family members will support them-even their old high chairs will now be put away and can be served around you.