Help Your Child Grow

What your child needs to grow well:

Lots of love and attention
Enough healthy foods
Enough sleep

What keeps a child from growing well?

Not feeling loved or important
Sickness
Not eating enough healthy foods
Poor appetite

Ask Yourself These Questions - if your child is not growing well…
These questions might help you decide to change some of the ways you feed your child.

Does my child often eat candy, chips, cookies or soft drinks?
Is my child getting enough milk every day?
Am I giving my child a wide variety of foods?
Does my child get healthy foods for snacks?
Am I making mealtime as pleasant as possible?

To Help Your Child Grow
Here is a handy guide for you and for anyone else who is feeding your child:

Meals

Always feed your child breakfast. Sometimes children eat breakfast best.
For lunch and supper, give one food from each of these food groups:
Milk, Yogurt and Cheese Group
Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs and Nuts Group
Vegetable Group
Fruit Group
Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group
Give milk with meals.

Snacks
For extra calories and protein, give foods from these groups:

Milk, Yogurt and Cheese Group
Meat, Poultry