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Sample Menus For My Toddler
Raising a Healthy Eater (one to two years)
- Offer a variety of foods from each food group in Canada’s food guide every day.
- Use the following chart as a guide on how much to offer.
- Eat as a family as much as possible, free from distractions like electronics and toys.
- Trust your toddler’s tummy! It’s the parent’s job to decide what food is offered, where and at what time. It’s your child’s job to decide what foods to eat and how much.
- Never force, bribe or pressure your child to eat.
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Vegetables and Fruit
Offer a variety of colours – especially green and orange |
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Whole Grains |
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Protein Foods Offer fish at least twice a week. Offer alternatives like beans, lentils, tofu often.NOTE: If you are not breastfeeding or offering breast milk, offer a total of 500mL (16 oz) of homo milk each day. |
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Sample Menus
- These menus give an example of how to put together a balanced meal following Canada’s food guide.
- Schedule meals and snacks regularly throughout the day.
- Offer water between meals and snacks.
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Day Three |
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Breakfast |
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Snack |
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Lunch |
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Afternoon Snack |
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Dinner |
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Evening Snack |
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Is your Child a Healthy Eater?
Complete the Nutri-eSTEP questionnaire to find out!
How does Nutri-eSTEP work?
- Visit www.nutritionscreen.ca and select the toddler or preschooler questionnaire.
- Answer 17 short NutriSTEP® questions about your child’s eating and activity habits – it takes less than 10 minutes.
- Get immediate feedback on what is going well and how to improve.
Call Telehealth Ontario and ask to speak to a Registered Dietician for FREE 1-866-797-0000