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Next to eating right you have to eat the right amount as well. This article tells you how much your preschooler should be eating of each food group every day.

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The Nutrition Requirements for Preschoolers

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Children ages 3 and 4, often referred to as preschoolers, have unique dietary needs. In general, they require less food than older children and more food than younger children. In addition to simply feeding your child the right amount of food, you must ensure that you feed him the proper amounts of each of the food ...

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In this article it explains the importance of potassium in a preschoolers diet. It tells you how much potassium a child should have each day and the food that is good for potassium consumption.

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Potassium in your child's diet | BabyCenter

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Get the scoop on how much potassium children need, why potassium is important for kids, the best food sources, and how much potassium is too much for a child.

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The article will give you tips on how to get a picky eater to eat more foods. As well as give you tips on what to feed a preschooler to help them to be healthy.

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Kids Healthy Eating: Toddlers and Preschoolers, raising healthy eaters, dealing with picky eaters, early childhood nutrition

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HealthyEating.org from Dairy Council of California offers print, interactive and turnkey resources that teach and inspire healthy eating from the five food groups.

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This article explains the importance of exercise and activity in preschoolers development. It lays out why activity is important and how often the child should be active.

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By the time kids are 4 to 5 years old, their physical skills like running, jumping, kicking, and throwing, have come a long way. Now they'll continue to refine these skills and build on them to learn more complex ones.

Take advantage of your child's natural tendency to be active. Feeling confident about his or her abilities builds self-esteem, and staying fit decreases the risk of serious illnesses later in life.

Fitness for Preschoolers

Physical activity guidelines for preschoolers recommend that each day:

they get at least 60 minutes of structured (adult-led) physical activity

they get at least 60 minutes of unstructured (free play) physical activity

they not be inactive for more than 1 hour at a time unless sleeping

It's important to understand what preschoolers can handle. They should participate in fun and challenging activities that help build skills and coordination but aren't beyond their abilities.

Kids this age are learning to hop, skip, and jump forward, and are eager to show off how they can balance on one foot (for 5 seconds or longer), catch a ball, or do a somersault. Preschoolers also might enjoy swimming, hiking, dancing, and riding a tricycle or bicycle with training wheels.

Many parents look to organized sports to get preschoolers active. But the average 4- or 5-year-old has not mastered even the basics, such as throwing, catching, and taking turns. Even simple rules may be hard for them to understand, as any parent who has watched their child run the wrong way during a game knows.

And starting too young can be frustrating for kids and may discourage future participation in sports. So if you decide to sign your preschooler up for soccer or another team sport, be sure to choose a peewee league that focuses on the fundamentals.

No matter what the sport or activity, remember that fitness should be fun. If your child isn't having fun, ask why and try to address the issue or find another activity.

Family Fitness Tips

Walking, playing, running in the backyard, or using playground equipment at a local park can be fun for the entire family.

Other activities to try together, or for a group of preschoolers to enjoy, include:

playing games such as "Duck, Duck, Goose" or "Follow the Leader," then mixing it up with jumping, hopping, and walking backward

kicking a ball back and forth

hitting a ball off a T-ball stand

playing freeze dance or freeze tag

pretending to be statues to practice balancing

Kids can be active even when they're stuck indoors. Designate a safe play area and try some active inside games:

Treasure hunt: Hide "treasures" throughout the house and provide clues to their locations.

Obstacle course: Set up an obstacle course with chairs, boxes, and toys for the kids to go over, under, through, and around.

Soft-ball games: Use soft foam balls to play indoor basketball, bowling, soccer, or catch. You can even use balloons to play volleyball or catch.

When to Call the Doctor

If your child refuses to play or join other kids in sports or complains of pain after being active, talk with your doctor.

Kids who enjoy sports and exercise tend to stay active throughout their lives. And staying fit can improve self-esteem, prevent obesity, and decrease the risk of serious illnesses such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease later in life.

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Preschoolers need to eat well, be active, and grow up healthy. Young children need your help to develop healthy eating and physical activity habits for life.

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Health and Nutrition Information

Help your preschooler eat well, be active, and grow up healthy. Young children need your help to develop healthy eating and physical activity habits for life. During their early years, you and your preschooler's doctor are partners in maintaining your child's health.

The preschool years are an important time for developing healthy habits for life. From the ages of 2 to 5, children grow and develop in ways that affect behavior in all areas, including eating. As preschoolers grow, they change physically, mentally, and socially. Every child develops eating habits at a different pace. Review the Behavioral Milestones to understand how your child is developing.

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Help your preschooler eat well, be active, and grow up healthy. Young children need your help to develop healthy eating and physical activity habits for life. During their early years, you and your preschooler's doctor are partners in maintaining your child's health. The preschool years are an important time for developing healthy habits for life.

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5.http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/nutrition-requirements-preschoolers-4372.html

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-Specific needs for these children are potassium, vitamin E, fiber, and activity because most preschoolers do not get enough in their diet. Children this age need nutrients to grow at the rate that they do.
-Set good examples by eating healthful foods yourself.
-When planning a meal use MyPlate
-Choosing finger food will encourage preschoolers to eat.
-Serve foods in a pleasant eating atmosphere.
-Give young children smaller utensils and booster seats to make them more comfortable.
-Young children tend to like foods that are brighter color, mild flavor, soft, and luke warm.
-Begin with small portions and add more as needed.
-Any kind of active play can help preschoolers build fitness.
-Running, Jumping, Riding a tricycle, kicking a ball, and swimming are all great activities.
-Games such as hide 'n' seek and ring around the rosie count as active play
-Limit sitting activities to 60 minutes at a time.
-Limit screen time to no more then 2 hours a day.

-Guide to good food 13th edition