Parent & Caregiver

Nutrition:

• Ready for Life - Nutrition and Fitness
  Ready for Life provides parents and caregivers with nutrition information to teach young children healthy eating habits from the beginning.
• ChooseMyPlate.gov for Preschoolers
  Use the Choose MyPlate site as a guide to help you feed your preschool child as well as resources to help you preschooler grow up healthy, develop good eating habits and try new foods.
  (en Español)
• Sample Meal Plan for Feeding Your Preschooler (Ages 3 to 5)
  Need some ideas to feed your preschooler?  Use these sample meal plans and tips on healthy eating to help you feed your little one.
• Tips For Picky Eating
  Here are some effective ways you can help make healthy foods like fruits and vegetables all-time favorite choices in your home.
• Strategies for Feeding a Preschooler
  Preschoolers want to do things themselves, but they are willing to learn from caregivers. This give-and-take creates opportunities to teach kids about healthy food choices in new and exciting ways.
• Healthy Eating
  5 strategies to improve nutrition and encourage smart eating habits. (en Español)
• Cooking With Preschoolers
  Cooking can help young children learn and practice some basic math concepts and build language skills.
• After-School Snacks
  Learn how you can make sure your child gets nourished but still has room for a healthy dinner. 
• Additional Parent and Cargiver Resouces
  Visit the UEN Parent and Caregiver Resouces page.

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