The Role Of Eating Fruits and Vegetables For your child cannot be Overstated

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There are plenty of reasons why a balanced and
nutritious diet is so very essential for your
child, from nourishing the body to providing the
energy to grow to others. The key is to make the
right choices in terms of what to feed children,
especially preschoolers (ages 3-5).
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This is a very important age where the children
are still developing their eating habits, and as
parents it is your responsibility to encourage
them to eat healthy and introduce them to foods
from each of the food groups grains, vegetables,
fruits, milk and meat. When it comes to eating
healthy, your child should have plenty of options
to choose from.
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• Here are some tips from the top preschools
  Manalapan NJ to encourage healthy mealtimes and
  healthy eating
• Plan every meal and eat together as a family
  (rather than eating separately), and keep a check
  on unplanned eating. Also stick to a routine of
  eating dinner at the same time every day.

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• During mealtimes, the focus should just be on
  eating and nothing else like playing with food,
  playing on phone, watching TV, etc.
• Make sure your child sits and eat, and not run
  around which can cause him to choke.
• Offer a variety of foods from an early age,
  sooner or later, theyll learn to eat almost all
  foods.

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• Create a relaxed environment during mealtimes. Do
  not pressurize your child to eat. Make sure they
  dont overeat, which might lead to weight gain.
  Limit portion sizes.
• Preschoolers are very impressionable, they tend
  to follow what they see their parents doing. So
  you must lead by example, only when your own
  eating habits are healthy that your child will
  learn to eat healthy.

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Eating healthily is one of the best lessons you
can instill in your kid, which will always stand
them in good stead. Fruits and vegetables are an
important part of a healthy diet. Getting your
child to eat these can be a bit daunting, here
are a few ways to get your kid to eat more fruits
and vegetables
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• Start when they are young, and sooner and later,
  it will become an inseparable part of their diet.
• Serve fruits and vegetables with a familiar food
  they like such as chicken nuggets, etc.
• Take your kid grocery shopping with you and ask
  them to choose from the various fruits and
  vegetables that theyd like to eat. Enlist their
  help as you prepare food, they are more likely to
  eat something that they have prepared.

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• Set a good example of healthy eating by eating
  fruits and vegetables, your children are more
  likely to walk in your footstep.
• Last, but not the least, explain them the
  importance of healthy eating and explain why
  eating fruits and vegetables are important.

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