The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a new food pyramid just for preschoolers. The new pyramid offers help for parents who are trying to teach their youngsters to eat right.
- Complete a growth chart for your child.
- Help your child develop healthy eating habits.
- Get advice for helping picky eaters try new foods.
- Tips for adding physical activity to your preschooler's day.
- Learn how to follow food safety rules.
This is great information. So often parents don’t understand the necessity to really instill healthy eating patterns in their children at that age. I have watched people feed their children nothing but bacon in restaurants or let them sip off their diet cokes. I don’t think it is intentional, but there is a reason why we have an obesity problem in this country.
anne