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Text alternative: Tooth Smart - Grazing on food and drinks
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Text alternative: Tooth Smart - Grazing on food and drinks
Content 1
Good meal planning
Provide meals and planned snacks at set times during the day to prevent ‘grazing’.
Have your child sit at the table for meals and snacks.
Make sure there are no distractions during meals. e.g. TV, toys and games.
Sit with your child at meal times, and eat together.
Make meal and snack time enjoyable – avoid getting angry or making negative comments.
Give your child positive feedback for the habits you want continued e.g. “You are sitting very nicely at the table”.
Any food and drink not finished should be removed when the child starts to play again.
Changing habits can take time. Stay calm and be patient while your child adjusts to the new routine.
Does your child sit down to eat?
Kids are so busy exploring the world, they do not make time to sit down to eat.
Grazing on sugary food and drinks all through the day can lead to tooth decay.
Choose healthy food and snack options that don’t lead to tooth decay.
Healthy snacks for between meals
Fruit - fresh or canned in natural juice
Vegetable sticks - try carrot, celery, cherry tomato with hummus or salsa
Cheese slices with crackers
Plain popcorn - without butter, sugar or salt
Bread or jaffles with cheese, tuna, meat, baked beans, egg, avocado
Fruit toast topped with banana
Yoghurt
Content 2
Current as at: Wednesday 29 April 2020
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