Works Cited:

Tips for Healthy eating:

www.childhealthonline.org Image from www.google.com retrieved July 30, 2011. Keystone,(N/A), Pediatric Associates of Franklin http://www.pediatricsoffranklin.com/ Medical_Library/Illness/1218_Month_Olds Balanced diet picture from www.gogle.com retrieved August 1,2011
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Healthy Eating
Food supplies us with a lot of nutrients, so as children grow and develop we must ensure to provide them with all the nutrients that are necessary for them especially in their early years. In order to provide infants with a variety of food we can ensure to provide them foods with different:

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Variety of taste: encourage a child to try and taste their food. We must ensure to let the child try the food on their own never force the child.

Let them try food of different temperatures: let the child try food that is hot as well as cold. The child can try hot soups as well as food that is cold like salads. BALANCED DIET

Have a variety of texture foods: let the child try food that is fried as well as food that is liquid, or food that is gently cooked.

Variety of shapes: let the child try food with many different shapes. Try foods that are long like spaghetti or square like a slice of bread.
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Different colors: encourage the child to try foods that are of a variety of colors. Have a variety of colors like green, orange, white and yellow. These colored foods provide the child with ample amount of nutrients.

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Health and Wellness Showcase Assignment

Group Members: Ashley Arriola, RuiQi Cao, Hee Jung IM, Yee Ling Lin, Josie Maquiling

Try different versions of veggie: Many vegetarian foods look and sometimes even taste like the original meat dish, however they tend to be lower in saturated fat and lack cho-

Pizza for Munchkins!

(Developmental Domains Continued) Cognitively: Since there [is] a dramatic rate in our growth and development as during the prenatal period and infancyInfants double their birth weight by five months of age and triple it within the year. (Kerenested & Pimento, 2010, p. 251) this experience will support infants nutrition and growth in several ways: Creatively:

lesterol. Make some small changes at restaurants: There are several restaurants that can make vegetarian modifications of needed. Usually, tofu or meatless sauces are the substitute, as well as adding beans for meat. Never hesitate to ask about these options. Nuts make great snacks: Choose unsalted nuts for snacks and use them in salads or main dishes. Good choices include almonds, walnuts, and pecans. Get your vitamin B12: Vitamin B12 is naturally derived from animal products, so vegetarians need to remember to find alternatives. Those include: cereals, soy products, and if none are preferred, try vitamin B12 supplements. Find a vegetarian pattern that suits your needs: Visit www.dietaryguidelines.gov and refer to Appendices 8 and 9 under Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010.

This experience is prepared for older infants, specifically the age of 12-18 months.

Infants will be presented with a variety of colours and shapes with the vegetables Supports hand-eye coordination (applying toppings) Creativity and spatial awareness will be supported. Ex: How many toppings can go on the pizza

Using their imagination to create/design their pizza in a unique way Take the role of a pizza maker or baker

Healthy Choices for Vegetarians: (adapted from USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion)

Intellectually/Language: Presents an opportunity to think about cause and effect. Adding ingredients onto the pizza, naming ingredients Verbal communication will be enriched as Provides choices (different toppings)

Nutrition for 12 18 month old infants

Think about protein: Protein is derived from a variety of plant foods, as well as beans, peas, nuts, and soy products (tofu) Make simple changes: Make adjustments to meals so that they become vegetarian. For example, pasta primavera, pasta with marinara or pesto sauce, and go for the veggie pizza, vegetable lasagne, tofu-vegetable stir fry, and bean burritos. Enjoy a Cookout! If youre going out for a barbeque, try having veggie or soy burgers and hotdogs, marinated tofu, fruit kabobs, and grilled veggies! Include beans and peas: Beans and peas have high nutrient content, and bean consumption is VERY essential for everyone, young and old. Try having some vegetarian chilli, It is very important that children between 12 18 month eat nutritious food. Parents should provide their child with balanced diet so that children become familiar with a variety of food. Children usually become picky eaters, but parents must nor force children to eat. There are nutrients children need to eat

Emotionally: Children's self-esteem will be supported with encouragement Physically:

Fine motor skills are supported with fingers and hands to place toppings on pita Hand-eye coordination

Nutrient

Sources
meat, tofu, eggs and dairy products. legumes and fortified breads and cereals Dairy, green leafy vegetables. plums, prunes, milk , eggs oranges, strawberries and other melons breads, cereals, fruits and vegetables grains and meat

Socially: This activity will help the infants work together since they will be at tables in small groups They will have the opportunity to learn how to take turns as they wait for the ECE to attend to them individually in small groups

Protein Iron Calcium Vitamin A Vitamin C Folic acid Zinc