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6 6. • How to introduce babies to food • How to encourage good eating habits • Food refusal and faddy eaters • Healthy Weight management • Portion sizes • Physical activity 58
6. Developing positive eating habits How to Introduce Babies to Food Good early eating habits can help to limit some simple nutritional problems later on in healthy children, such as faddy eating, faltering growth, constipation, iron deficiency anaemia and obesity. During this stage, infants should be introduced to new tastes and textures and this should also be a messy time for the baby to explore and experiment with food. Children do not have an inborn ability to select a balanced and nutritious diet and unfortunately, the foods that children like most are rarely of high nutritional value. They prefer sugary and fatty foods and generally rate vegetables amongst their least favourite foods. Perhaps the most important determinant of a child’s liking for a particular food is the extent to which it is familiar. Simply, children like what they know and eat what they like. Exposing children to a variety of foods on a regular basis will help them become familiar with and accept a wider range of food over time. Between 12 months and 3 years food preferences are becoming established and a toddler begins to have a decisive say in food selection in the home environment. How to encourage good eating habits • Plan snack and meal times. Young children need to have structure to their day and this applies to planning times for eating and drinking. Snacks are best given well before meal times to avoid spoiling their appetite. • Do eat with your children as often as possible. • Allow plenty of time to eat: give children enough time to eat a meal and snack. This is around 30 minutes for a meal and 15 minutes for a snack. • Children over two could be allowed to serve themselves, under supervision, as this may encourage them to try different kinds of food. • To develop social skills it is good practice for carers to sit with children when they are eating and to eat the same foods and drinks (where appropriate). Carers should be a positive role model. For example, children can learn from carers about table manners and can practice their speaking and listening skills. They can also learn to respect others, offering and sharing food and tasting and trying foods from different cultures. • Use high chairs or suitable age appropriate chairs and tables. • You should chat to the children during mealtimes and mealtimes can also be the time to talk about healthy eating. • You should encourage children to try all the food offered to them. • Praise children when they eat well. • Give finger foods as often as possible. 59
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