Toddlers to school age Recipe: Vegetarian
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From the age of 1 year most children can eat a very similar diet to adults. You should still not add salt or extra sugar to their food.
Try to base their meals on a breakfast of starch and fruit, a lunch of starch and vegetables, and an evening meal of protein, starch and vegetables.
Do not feed them added fibre or high fibre cereals. The extra fibre will fill them up without nourishing them, and will interfere with the uptake of minerals from their food. Whole grain rice, whole-meal bread, potatoes in their skins and fresh fruit and vegetables will provide plenty of fibre.
Food should not be smothered in extra fat, but neither should it be removed from their diet. It is still an important source of energy and fat soluble vitamins.
Copyright Peter Thomson 2012-February-5
What is a healthy balanced diet?
Starchy foods - the basis of the diet
Plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables
Health is also dependent on exercise
Food Supplements pros and cons
Vitamins, Minerals and Trace Elements
Eat whole grain cereals, not highly refined flour
Further tips for a healthy lifestyle
How preserving affects nutrients
Getting Started - Changing your diet
Equipment for pressure cooking
Food mixers, food processors, grain mill
Ready meals, takeaways and cook/chill
Entertaining and special occasions
Picnics and children's party ideas
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Feeding Baby- breast or bottle
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Other starchy grains and flours: amaranth, buckwheat, quinnoa, teff, wild rice
Starchy roots and tubers: potato, sweet potato, jerusalem-artichoke, yam
Sesame, pumpkin, sunflower seeds
Starchy fruit: breadfruit, banana-plantain, water chestnut
Oils and fats: butter, olives, olive oil
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