Fifth Food Group-Fatty and Sugary Food

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FEEDING YOUR CHILD FROM 1 - 3 YEARS

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FIFTH GROUP - THE OCCASIONAL FOODS GROUP: It consists of -

Sugar: A small amount of sugar as mild sweetening is fine with foods in MILK Group.
Fatty and sugary foods: This group includes butter, ghee, oil sugar, biscuits, cakes, wafers, sweets, chocolates, ice cream, soft drinks and other sugary drinks.
- These foods should not be given too often, and when they are, only in small amounts. Too much will impair the intake of more nutritious foods from the other food groups and compromise the quality of diet. Children between this age group require around 25gms of fat per day.
- When teeth are in constant contact with sugary foods and drinks, they will decay. Therefore avoid using foods like cakes, biscuits, chocolate and such foods as reward.

Some Common problems:

Problems	Possible Solutions
Food refusal	Structured meal pattern3 meals and 2-3 small nutritious snacks Offer variety of foods with some favourites Offer small portions and praise your child for eating even a little Do not force feed Family mealtimes Happy, relaxed environment Do not offer sweets or favourite foods as reward instead reward them with a trip to park, zoo or taking out to museum.
Refuses to drink milk	Offer in small fun cup or through a coloured straw Add milk or cream (malai) to foods Include milk-containing foods like kheer, porridge, custard, homemade ice cream and lassi. Try flavoured milk or milkshakes.
Refuses to eat fruit and vegetables	Try mixing vegetables in other foods Include small amount of fruits or vegetables at each mealtime to allow opportunity to try Children learn by example- if parents and other family members eat fruits and vegetable then they are more likely to do so. Blend fruit drinks or milk shakes added fruit To prepare kheer or porridge with added fruits
Excessive milk drinking	Limit milk intake to 500-600ml per day Give milk after meals or at snacks time Use cup not bottle. Offer milk in small cups

Last updated on 25-03-2003

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