Daycare Nutrition – keeping kids healthy with a healthy diet.

Proper nutrition for children should be fostered in daycare.

Healthy Lunches for Toddlers in Your Daycare

December 14, 2011

Tweet Tweet Whether it’s lunch for children in your daycare, preschool, or for a field trip, make sure toddlers get proper nutrition by making a well-balanced lunch.  In addition, packing a lunch for your own child is economical and ensures that your child is eating nutritious foods in age-appropriate portions. Making lunch for preschool-aged children [...]

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Your Daycare Meals – Are they Healthy and Safe?

November 29, 2011

Tweet Tweet Meal plans for children should be simple and include a wide array of colors. Many times, you may have to introduce children new foods must 10-15 times in order for a child to accept them. While you meals should be varied (within reason) in order to nutrient needs, caregivers must still keep the [...]

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Are Your Toddlers Getting Enough Calcium?

November 10, 2011

Tweet Tweet In terms of toddler nutrition, calcium is an important nutrient for building strong teeth bones and teeth in toddlers. The recommended amount of calcium for toddlers (children ages 1-3) is 500 milligrams per day. How do you make sure your child is getting those 500 milligrams each day? To meet this need, many [...]

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Tips for Dealing with Food Allergies in Daycare

November 2, 2011

Tweet Tweet If you’re a daycare provider, daycare owner, or child care center owner, you will have to manage the individual needs of children with respect to daycare nutrition. Many times the children in your care will have food allergies that must be considered and addressed. What exactly is a food allergy? According to the [...]

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How to Evaluate Daycare Nutrition Programs Part 2

September 26, 2011

Tweet Tweet A daycare nutrition program is an important component of the overall daycare program. What are parents looking for (or what should they be looking for) when they evaluate your nutrition program, nutrition education programs, and mealtime environments? To answer these questions we asked Juliet Zuercher, we asked Juliet Zuercher, Nutrition Coordinator for Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment [...]

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How to Evaluate Daycare Nutrition Programs Part 1

September 23, 2011

Tweet Tweet A daycare nutrition program is an important component of the overall daycare program. What are parents looking for (or what should they be looking for) when they evaluate your nutrition program, nutrition education programs, and mealtime environments? To answer these questions we asked Juliet Zuercher, Nutrition Coordinator for Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center [...]

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How to Deal with Picky Eaters in Daycare

August 30, 2011

Tweet Tweet Dealing with preschooler’s eating habits can be wearisome. Sometimes they don’t eat enough, request the same foods over and over, or reject healthy foods for young children. We asked the OwnADaycare Facebook fans, “What do you do when you have a picky eater on your hands or a you have a child in [...]

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Guest Blogger Nora Parkman Discusses Daycare Nutrition

June 9, 2011

Tweet Tweet There is a great book by William G Wilkoff, MD called Coping with a Picky Eater that every parent or provider of kids should read and have a copy of.  This book has what I call the Picky Eater Plan. I have used this plan with kids that literally threw up at the [...]

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Best Foods for Toddlers in Daycare

May 27, 2011

Tweet Tweet Planning meals and snacks for toddlers in daycare can be overwhelming. Here a few tips for serving young children in daycare: Firstly, be sure to select foods that aren’t choking hazards. Choose foods and snacks that are nutritious and easy to prepare. Avoid foods with added sugar and salt. Finger Foods Finger foods [...]

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Sample Daycare Snack Menu: Snack Suggestions for Daycare Centers

May 2, 2011

Tweet Tweet Planning snacks for toddlers can be daunting. Kids eventually get bored with goldfish or animal crackers and milk for snack each day. Mix it up with quick and nutritious toddler snack offerings. Here is a sample 2-week snack menu with morning and afternoon snacks that are appropriate for preschool age children. Having problems [...]

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