Be a healthy
role model for children!
Tips for setting good examples:
You are the most important influence on your child.
You can do many
things to help your children develop healthy eating habits for life.
Offering a variety of
foods helps children get the nutrients they need from every food group.
They will also be
more likely to try new foods and to like more foods.
When children develop a taste for many types of foods, it’s
easier to plan family meals.
Cook together, eat together, talk together, and make mealtime a family time!
Show by example!
Eat fruits, vegetables, and whole grains with meals or
as snacks. Let your child see that you like to munch
on raw vegetables.
Go food shopping together!
Grocery shopping can teach
your child about food and nutrition.
Discuss where fruits, vegetables,
grains, milk, and meats come
from. Let your children make
healthy choices.
Get creative in the kitchen!
Cut food into fun and easy shapes with cookie cutters.
Name a food your child helps make. Serve “Janie’s
Salad” or “Jackie’s Sweet Potatoes” for dinner.
Encourage
your child to invent new snacks.
Make your own trail mixes
from dry whole-grain, low-sugar cereal and dried fruit.
Offer the same foods for everyone !
Stop being a “short-order cook” by
making different dishes to please
children.
It’s easier to plan family meals
when everyone eats the same foods.
Reward with attention, not food!
Show your love with hugs and kisses.
Comfort with
hugs and talks.
Choose not to offer sweets as rewards.
It lets your child think sweets or dessert foods
are better than
other foods.
When meals are not eaten, kids do not need
“extras”—such as candy or cookies—as replacement foods.
Talk about fun and happy things at mealtime.!
Turn
off the television. Take phone calls later.
Try to
make meals a stress-free time.
Listen to your child!
If your child says he or she is hungry, offer a small,
healthy snack
—even if it is not a scheduled time to eat
Offer choices.!
Ask “Which would you like for dinner:
broccoli or cauliflower?”
instead of “Do you want broccoli
for dinner?”
Encourage physical activity!
Make physical activity fun for the
whole family.
Involve your children
in the planning.
Walk, run, and play
with your child—
instead of sitting on
the sidelines.
Set an example by being
physically active and using safety gear, like bike helmets.
Be a good food role model!
Try new foods yourself.
Describe its taste,
texture, and smell.
Offer one new food at a time.
Serve something your child likes along with the new food.
Offer new foods at the beginning of a meal,
when your child
is very hungry.
Avoid lecturing or forcing your child to eat.
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