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Encourage children to drink and enjoy water. Sweet drinks such as juice, cordial and soft drinks may cause health problems for children if consumed in large amounts...
If you eat and enjoy fruit and vegetables every day, your child may eventually follow your lead...
Childcare centres should provide healthy meals for your children...
Some toddlers do most of their eating on the run, refusing to sit down at the table at all...
If you restrict yourself to a narrow range of foods, your child will notice and copy your wariness...
Children who skip breakfast may lack sufficient vitamins and minerals including iron, calcium, zinc and vitamin B2...
First foods for babies can be prepared easily and cheaply at home without salt, seasonings and sweeteners...
Children have a natural ability to sense when they are hungry and when they are full...
Be guided by your baby and let them set the pace when weaning and introducing solid foods...
Offer children the same foods as the family, with a variety of textures and flavours for balanced nutrition...