2~5 years old (preschool) is the key period for children's growth and development, and good diet training. Preschool children should pay attention to the following matters:
* Eat regularly, eat independently and not be picky about food, and cultivate good eating habits;
* Drink milk every day, drink plenty of water and choose snacks correctly;
* Food should be cooked reasonably, easy to digest, with less seasoning and less frying;
* Participate in food selection and production, so as to enhance the knowledge and love of food;
* Regular outdoor activities to ensure healthy growth.
First, how to arrange the diet of children aged 2~5 reasonably
1. Arrange three main meals and two supplementary meals every day, such as breakfast, supplementary meal, lunch, supplementary meal and dinner; Meals are mainly milk and fruit; It is not advisable to eat sweets before going to bed to prevent dental caries.
2. The interval between two meals is 4-5 hours; Interval between meals and dinner 1.5~2 hours; The amount of extra meals should be less, which does not affect the amount of dinner; Change and match recipes according to seasons and eating habits.
Second, how to guide its regularity and focus on eating.
1. Provide fixed dining seats as far as possible and eat regularly and quantitatively; Avoid chasing and feeding, playing while eating, and watching TV while eating; Chew slowly but don't delay, and finish eating within 30min minutes.
2. Use chopsticks and spoons to eat by yourself, cultivate independent eating habits, increase interest in eating, and cultivate self-confidence and independence.
Third, how to avoid picky eaters and partial eclipse
1. Parents should set an example, teach by example, eat with children and set a good example;
2. Encourage children to choose a variety of foods and guide them to choose healthy foods;
3. Dislike food can be cooked by changing the cooking methods, such as chopping vegetables, chopping lean meat, making buns or jiaozi, or repeating small portions, encouraging attempts and giving praise in time, and not forcing feeding;
4. Increase their physical activity, such as children's favorite sports or games, muscle exercise, energy consumption, and increase appetite;
5. Avoid food as a reward or punishment.
Fourth, cultivate the habit of drinking milk
1. Drink 300~400mL milk or equivalent amount of dairy products every day to ensure calcium intake;
2. Gastrointestinal discomfort (bloating, diarrhea, pain) caused by drinking milk may be related to lactose intolerance, so you can drink milk or yogurt for a few times; Avoid drinking milk on an empty stomach; Add lactase when changing lactose-free milk or drinking milk.
Fifth, cultivate the habit of drinking boiled water
1. Parents should set an example, form drinking habits, inform the health hazards of drinking sugary drinks, and guide them correctly;
2. Keep cold boiled water at home and remind children to drink it regularly; Do not buy cola or juice drinks at home;
3. Home-made natural drinks such as soybean milk and fruit juice can be properly selected, and gargle in time after drinking;
Sixth, how to choose snacks correctly
1. Snacks should be combined with meals as much as possible without affecting meals;
2. Choose fresh, natural and digestible foods, such as dairy products, fruits, vegetables, nuts and beans;
3. Choose less fried and puffed food;
4. Don't eat snacks 30min minutes before going to bed, wash your hands before eating snacks and rinse your mouth after eating.
Seven, pay attention to the safety of snacks.
1. Avoid choking whole beans and nuts into the trachea, such as grinding them into powder or paste for eating;
2. Guide older children to know food nutrition labels and identify the production date and shelf life.
Eight, how to cook meals correctly
1. Cultivating light taste is helpful to form healthy eating habits for life;
2. It is advisable to steam, boil, stew and simmer, and try to fry, roast and fry as little as possible;
3. For 2~3 years old, the food is chopped and boiled, which is easy to chew, swallow and digest. Pay attention to the safe removal of bones, thorns, cores, etc. Soybeans and peanuts are ground into mud paste;
4. Ensure the original flavor of food, taste and accept the natural taste of food, not too salty, greasy and spicy, and try not to use monosodium glutamate, chicken essence, pigment, saccharin, etc.
5. Each person should use no more than 1 magnetic spoon (10mL) for dinner, choose less saturated fatty acids (such as pigs, cattle, sheep, palm oil, etc.) and choose more vegetable oils rich in essential fatty acids (linoleic acid and α -linolenic acid), such as soybean oil and rapeseed oil;
6. Control the consumption of salt and sugar;
Nine, let children participate in the choice and production of food.
1. Encourage participation in family food selection and production, understand the basic knowledge of food and its significance to health, increase knowledge and love of food, and reduce prejudice, so as to learn and cherish food;
2. Take children to the market to buy food, identify seasonal vegetables, and try to choose vegetables independently;
3. Take them to the farmland on holidays to learn about crops, practice simple agricultural production process, participate in planting, observe the growth process, introduce the growth mode, nutritional components, pick them by hand, stimulate interest, enjoy the fruits of labor, visit the family meal preparation process and participate in it, such as choosing vegetables.
Ten, limit the time in front of the screen, reasonable arrangement of sports and outdoor sports.
1. Exercise for 60min minutes every day, preferably outdoor games or sports;
2. In addition to sleeping, avoid continuous 1 hour static state such as playing mobile phones, watching TV and playing electronic games, and watch TV, play tablets and other screens for no more than 2 hours every day;
3. It is recommended to exercise more every day in combination with daily life, such as playing, walking and cleaning up;
4. Do moderate high-intensity exercise, such as riding a small bike, running fast, stretching, muscle strengthening, group activities, etc.