Health Topics - Toddlers and Preschoolers 1 to 4

1 to 4 Years: By the time your child is 12 months, they can eat most foods that you eat

• Child Care Centres

  Promoting Healthy Eating in Child Care Centres See our Menu Planning in Child Care Centres Toolkit. This toolkit has information on the nutrition section of the Child Care and Early […]

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• Feeding Your Toddler and Preschooler

  Offer your toddler or preschooler a variety of foods from each food group found in Canada’s Food Guide in different flavours, textures and colours. Healthy eating provides the energy and essential […]

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• Feeding the Sick Child

  PDF/Printer Friendly Version When your child is sick with fever, diarrhea or throwing up, it’s important to treat the symptoms quickly to prevent dehydration and get back to a healthy […]

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• NutriSTEP® Screening Tool

  Nutrition Screening Tool for Every Toddler and Preschooler What is NutriSTEP®? NutriSTEP® is a nutrition risk screening questionnaire that parents or caregivers can fill out to see how their child […]

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• Picky Eating

  Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first 6 months of life. Breastmilk is the only food your baby needs to grow and be healthy until 6 months. At 6 months of […]

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• Sample Menus For My Toddler 12 to 24 months

    PDF/Printer Friendly Version Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first 6 months of life. Continue to breastfeed on demand up to two years and beyond. How much should my […]

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• VIDEO series on Preschool Nutrition

  Dietitians Dish on the NutriSTEP Screening Tool and each of the topic areas within the questionnaire. Dietitians Dish on the NutriSTEP Screen: What It Is and How To Get One […]

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