Easy and Healthy Weekly Meal Planning for Toddlers |
Posted: October 21, 2017 |
Start planning and making your healthy meals for toddlers menu for a week which is suitable also for the entire family. This will help parents, like you and me, to easily cook and serve healthy foods. For moms who are starting their own meal planning but find it hard to organize things, we’re not going to automatically change the way you start doing your meal plans, although sometimes, all you need is a little guidance for the first week in trying the meal planning. For those who are trying to stick to their budget, meal planning is the best option. Practicing a healthy weekly meal plan for toddlers helps you prepare and serve a whole week of dishes and makes cooking and shopping easier than ever. In meal plans, it doesn’t have an indication on how much foods you should be feeding your toddler, to know how much your toddler should eat, understand and learn his/her appetite. You can decide what food to be put in your toddler’s plate or tray but let your toddler decide how much they would like to eat. Tips for nutritious menu for toddlers and preschoolers! Are you confused moms about what’s healthy and what’s not? We all know that some foods are quite puzzling. To help you choose the right foods for your toddlers, we will share to you some information on how to know if it’s a healthy food or not. 1. Essential Vitamins. Learn you ABC's - to make sure your little ones will get enough ABC’s, start planning their meals. The amount of vitamin A may vary depending on the size of the fruit or vegetable.
2. Discover Omega-3s - Vital fatty acids mostly omega-3s are good for development and health of your toddler’s brain, nervous system, tissues, skin and immune system. Types of omega 3.
3. Rainbow foods - a colorful plate of natural purples, blue, reds, oranges and greens will nurture your toddlers bodies with the positive effects of phytonutrients, such as flavonoids, carotenoids and chlorophyll. Choose brightly colored fruits and vegetables like carrots, blueberries, eggplant, beets, winter squash and dark leafy greens. 4. Throw out the Trans Fats - Keep away your toddler from processed foods with hydrogenated fats. The hydrogenation process transforms the vegetable oil from their natural liquid state into solid fats. The result will be a trans fatty acids. Remember: We do not allow hydrogenated fats in the foods we serve or sell. By age two, your toddler should be eating three healthy meals a day plus one or two snacks. He/she can also eat the same foods as the rest of the family. Do not consider mealtimes as a battle. It should be a happy eating bond of the entire family, sharing healthy foods and memories together. If possible, offer your toddler finger foods instead of soft ones that need a fork or spoon to eat. With finger foods, they can easily eat the food that’s prepared in front of them and will not get picky in eating because they can just pick anything. Example off easy finger foods are bite sized banana pancakes, watermelon cubes, homemade crackers and cookies,etc. You must understand your toddler especially at time when they are starting to eat solid foods. Start a healthy food menu for toddlers while they’re still young to develop their healthy eating habit. Have a good vibes everyday!
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