Preparing your child's meals, snacks and drinks
Overview
Preparing meals, snacks, and drinks for your child involves more than just choosing the right foods. It includes considering how you present these foods and ensuring they are familiar and comfortable for your child. There is a balance to be struck between ensuring that they have their preferred foods, and foods they are comfortable being around at each meal and snack, whilst also offering opportunity to learn about new foods during the week. This section covers two key areas: how you present your child’s food, and familiarity and presentation of food choices.
Familiarity of food choices
This section covers the importance of safe foods, how familiarity and presentation may impact your child's willingness to try new foods, and the benefits of fresh versus packaged foods. It also covers how to present foods to make them more appealing and acceptable to your child.
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