Publication - Healthy Eating for Children Ages 2 to 5 Years Old: A ...

Try new foods yourself and describe their taste, texture, and smell to your preschooler. Getting Your Child to Eat Vegetables Fruits and vegetables contain many nutrients that are critical to a preschooler’s growth and development. A person’s eating habits are established as young as 2 to 3 years old, which means a child who eats a diet rich in vegetables at a young age is more likely to eat vegeta-bles as an adult. The … ................
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