Balanced meals give picky eaters 'appetites'
Every child in the kindergarten comes from a different family and has different living habits, especially in terms of eating habits. Eating habits directly lead to growth and development, and the whole kindergarten and family need to be mobilized to take responsibility and manage together. .
In daily life, nutritious meals should be adjusted scientifically. According to the daily needs of various nutrients for children aged 3-6, and combined with seasonal characteristics, eight categories of food should be selected, and nutrients that children are prone to lack, such as vitamin A and carotene, should be arranged. The supply of , calcium, etc., dry and thin, meat and vegetable, thickness, sweet and salty are reasonably matched, so that children can grow up healthily in the golden age.
Parents also need to create a good eating environment for their children and cultivate good eating habits.
Encourage children to chew slowly, slowly guide and correct the concept of food they don’t like, and then taste a small amount to gradually increase their goodwill and accept it, and gradually develop a good habit of not being picky eaters.
During meals, parents should speak kindly and have a friendly attitude to encourage children to eat happily.
Use less food and more food to cultivate children not to be picky eaters and gradually increase their intake; encourage children to eat a variety of foods, praise them in time, and arouse their enthusiasm for eating.
It is also necessary to ensure the time and quality of outdoor activities every day.
Carry out physical exercise, enhance physical fitness, and promote growth and development.
To achieve the alternation of movement and stillness, the amount of activity is gradually increased from small to large, using free activity time, parents and children play together, fully mobilize children's enthusiasm for activities, and promote children to carry out activities automatically and spontaneously, so as to achieve the purpose of promoting health.
Teachers also carry out health education for young children in a planned way in the kindergarten, using stories, songs, and conversations to educate about hygiene, nutrition, and self-protection.
Synchronization of homes creates an environment conducive to children's health.
(Chen Yu, a health doctor at Chenxi Kindergarten in Hannan District)