for lunch and dinner, every single day. She still asks for it to this day – she’s already 6. Unless theor kid-friendly yet unhealthy processed foods like hotdog or luncheon meat, Olivia wouldn’t eat much., diplomate of the Philippine Society for Pediatric, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, it’s natural for children to become picky eaters once they turn 2 years old and can last up to 5 or 8 years old.
TODDLER 3+ EXPERTS. Various experts discuss tips on how to ensure 3+ toddlers' nutrition at the NIDO 3+ ExperTips Congress. While children are also consuming excessive amounts of carbohydrates, sugar, and salt, they experience deficiency in important vitamins and minerals like phosphorus, vitamin C, iron, zinc, and calcium, he added. The lack of these nutrients can lead to poor growth and development, being underweight and stunted, as well as harmful conditions like anemia and malnutrition.
Even if a child refuses to eat, encourage them to stay seated at the table for at least 20 minutes. Seeing others eat might interest them, too. It's ideal to have family members all eat together at a proper dining table free from distractions like TV or heated arguments. Older children and adults should also be eating the same healthy food that the 3+ toddler is being asked to.3+ toddlers are children after all. Find a way to make meals look fun, colorful, and interesting.
Serve the new healthy food together with something she already likes. Be transparent, don’t resort to hiding, tricking, forcing, or bribing because this might turn into a negative experience. And don’t give up after one try, it takes at least 10 exposures to new food before a child accepts it.Picky eaters can lose out on important nutrients so it’s important to make them drink milk that can provide them with those.
That’s why choosing the right growing up milk is not just about the nutrients – parents also have to be conscious about the sugar content. NIDO® 3+ has no added table sugar and instead uses 100% lactose, a naturally occurring type of sugar in milk that helps in the digestion of calcium needed for bone development.