| Parents want to make sure that their kids are eating | | | | For children who are under your premises for full time, |
| healthy food, so they make sure that they will be | | | | they should have one meal and two snacks. |
| preparing healthy foods. How about when they are not | | | | When serving breakfast, it should consist of milk, fruit, |
| around, they need to bring their kids to the daycare, | | | | bread or cereal, vegetable or 100% juice. In serving |
| are they sure that their kids are still eating healthy. | | | | lunch or supper you need to serve milk, meat, fruit or |
| Definitely, parents would make a review and check out | | | | vegetable, bread. When serving snacks it should |
| if their kids are eating the right foods when they are in | | | | consist of at least two of these four components |
| daycare. | | | | namely milk, meat or alternate, fruit or vegetable, bread |
| As an owner of a daycare, you need to see to it that | | | | or alternate. |
| you will be serving nutritious foods. Actually, you do not | | | | You have to focus on the use of fresh fruits, |
| only have impact on the nutritional intake of the kids | | | | vegetable and whole grain when serving meals and |
| under your care but also with their eating behaviors | | | | snacks, you can also include small amount of meat or |
| and health habits. You need to be there to help the | | | | meat alternative. Make sure that the foods you're |
| kids learn the right mealtime behavior and also to enjoy | | | | giving to the kids are fresh and unprocessed. |
| different varieties of nutritious foods. | | | | You have to be able to supply the recommended |
| You need to review the foods that you will serve for | | | | amount of iron, energy, Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin A, Zinc, |
| the kids under your facility. | | | | Magnesium and Folic Acid. You can ask for guidance |
| Actually, there are recommendations that several | | | | with a dietitian in order to determine and ensure that |
| organization have agreed upon. For children who are in | | | | you are providing the right foods for the kids. |
| a daycare for seven hours, you need to give them | | | | Do not serve foods that contain nitrates, foods with |
| one third of their nutritional needs. If they have to stay | | | | caffeine, drink with high calorie, salty foods and candy. |
| in a daycare for eight hours or more, they should | | | | Make sure that the foods you serve are appropriate |
| receive one half to two thirds of their nutritional needs. | | | | the ages of the kids under your facility. |