The document provides information on meal planning including tips for selecting food for children, the food pyramid, principles of food selection and preparation, steps to easier meal preparation, and family and social eating etiquette. It emphasizes choosing lean proteins and low-fat dairy, limiting saturated fats and added sugars, including fruits/vegetables/whole grains, and making mealtime a learning experience for children.

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3. Meal
Planning

4. Meal Planning
is the advanced planning of the
menu for the next few days, or
even the entire month. Complete
meal planning involves planning
the meals to be prepared, as well
as the items needed to be
purchased to prepare them.

5. 5 Steps to Meal Planning
1)List of groceries/menu
2)Weekly Menu/Monthly Menu
3)Time
4)Flexibility
5)Menu Creation

6. Food Selection

7. Tips on Selecting
Food For Children
Use lean meats and low-fat dairy products.
Use unsaturated vegetable oils and margarines.
Limit foods that contain a large amount of
saturated fats.
Limit foods high in sugar and avoid adding extra
sugar to child's meals.
Use plenty of gain products, vegetables and
fruits.
Use the food pyramid for the guidelines of
nutritional needs.

8. Food Pyramid

9. Principles of Food
Selection
, Preparation and
Cookery
Fruits
Vegetables
Meat
Poultry
Fish
Cereals

10. Meal
preparation

11. 5 Steps to Easier Meal
Preparation
1.Clean.

12. 2. Check the refrigerator for
items that may go with the
meal.

13. 3. Put all the food on the
counter that you need and
determine the order to start
each item.

14. 4. Start to clean (again).
5. Heat the pan/s and start
assembling mis en place
(food that is chopped and
ready to cook) and start
cooking.

15. Family and
Social
Eating

16. Family and Social Eating
 While it is important to provide the child
with healthy food. It is also useful to train
him/her on the proper eating habits and
table manners.
 It will also teach the child how to behave
properly when eating with others as well
as alone.
 Mealtime is the important part of a
preschooler/children learning process.
 For a young children to be allowed to join
the family during meals is a “big step”
toward joining the world of the grown ups.

17. Tips on Training Children on
Table Manners
Include them in family meals as often
as you can.
Encourage them to follow good
examples.
Give praise them when they attempt to
ask politely for food to be passed to
them.
Allow them to help in preparing and join
in the excitement of sharing with a
special meal.

18. Do not be drawn to arguments
during mealtimes to provide a
more relaxed eating environment.
Violent behavior during meals
may become a “weapon”.
 for the children to use to either
gain attention or express anger,
distress and other emotions.

19. How to make a Child Eat
Properly
 Make a wide variety of nutritious foods
available in the house. The practice will help
your children learn how to make healthy food
choices.
 Involve children in food shopping and
preparing meals.
 Plan snacks. Snacking too often may lead to
overeating, but snacks that are planned at
specific times of the day will prevent spoiling a
child’s appetite during meal times.

20. Discourage eating meals or snacks
while watching TV. Try to eat only
the designated areas of your home
such as the dining room.
Encourage children to choose water
as their beverage. Over
consumption of sweetened drinks
and sodas has been linked to
increased rates of obesity in
children.

23. Weekly Menu Planner
Breakfast Lunch Dinner Snacks