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Do you have meals? Why? Why not?

Do you want to give your child meals?
Why? Why not?

Meals are important for family and for food.

Meals teach your child how to eat. Include the protein foods, starchy foods, and fatty foods you enjoy. Include a fruit, vegetable, bread, and other starchy food that your child usually eats. Offer milk. Let your child (and yourself) choose what to eat from what is at the meal. Take time to relax and enjoy your meal and your family. It will all add up to good nutrition.

What a meal might look like:

Mealtime with a child: You give the food. Your child eats – or doesn’t eat. Don’t make more or different food. Don’t make her eat some of everything on the table. She is more likely to eat only 1 or 2 tablespoons of only 2 or 3 foods. She may just drink milk and eat bread. That is all right. Don’t make a fuss. At another meal she will eat more or different food. Children don’t eat much at any one time, but small amounts add up.

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