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Preschoolers and Healthy Eating

BusyBodies - Creative food and play ideas for your preschooler (Ages 3-5)

Can food affect my child's behaviour? 

Changing yuck to yum! Ten tips to help your child become a healthy eater (Chinese, Tamil)

Feeding your vegetarian child
How to build a healthy preschooler (Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Punjabi, Vietnamese)

Snacks that make the grade (Chinese, Tamil)

Trust me. Trust my tummy.

Packing healthy school lunches (Chinese, Tamil)

When your child does not drink milk 

When your child does not eat meat 

When your child does not eat vegetables (Chinese, Tamil)

 

Preschoolers and Physical Activity

BusyBodies - Creative food and play ideas for your preschooler (Ages 3-5)

 

Preschoolers and Physical Growth

A parent's guide to children's weight  (for parents of children two years and older)

Your child's growth

 

Meal Planning on a Tight Budget

Best Buys - Eat well for less

2011 Food Access Programs and Services Guide  

Menu planning solutions

 

Websites

 

York Region Nutrition Services – Toddlers and Preschoolers

Fact sheets, booklets and links to nutrition resources to help parents learn more about feeding toddlers and preschoolers.

 

NutriSTEP® A website for professionals who are using the NutriSTEP® questionnaire (e.g., child care providers, family resource centres, schools, doctors). This website and "online community" will help professionals learn more about how the NutriSTEP® program works and how to get implementation support.
 

Documents and Publications

 

Physical Activity Guidelines

Cooking Up Some Fun - Fun, simple Recipes, Meal Planning Tips & Nutrition Information

Eat Right Be Active: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers of Preschoolers Ages 3-5

 

 

 

For more information, please contact

York Region Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653, TTY 1-866-252-9933

 

 
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