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CHILD FEEDING TIPS

Lead by example. Be a role model in practicing good eating habits.

Let a child be a child. Expect and be patient with child-like table manners.

Be consistent with meal schedules. Serve meals on a regular time, preferably before the children get overlyhungry, tired and/or irritable.

Make mealtimes safe and comfortable. Select chairs, tables and eating utensils suitable in structure and sizefor children.

Serve enticing dishes/foods. Whenever appropriate, arrange dishes attractively on plates to stimulatechildren's appetite

Keep dishes simple-flavored. Children like dishes that are not spicy and strong-tasting.

Make fruits and vegetables interesting to eat. Cut fruits and vegetables in small fancy-shaped pieces.

Make mealtimes pleasant and enjoyable. Encourage a happy talk to promote good appetite among children.

SOURCE: FNRI Supplementary Feeding Calendar 2004

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SAMPLE CYCLE MENU FOR SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING

Day 1 - Ground Pork Menudo- Rice- Lakatan

Day 2 - Chicken Tinola withVegetables- Rice- Kamote-Squash-

Carrot Dulce

Day 3 - Pork Adobo withCarrot and Potato- Rice- Milk con Jello

Day 4 - Corn Soup with Malunggay

- Fish Fritters (Dulong)

- Rice

- Nutri-Squash Gulaman

Day 5 - Pork Humba with Sab- Rice- Ripe Mango

Day 6

- ManoksaGata withCarrot, Potato, andMalunggay

- Rice- Latundan

Day 7 - Pork-Shrimp

Almondigas withVegetables- Rice- Macapuno Candy

Day 8 - Munggo with CocoMilk and Kamote tops- Rice- Melon Slices

Day 9 - Chicken Nilaga withVegetables- Rice- MalunggayNutri Icy

Day 10 - Fried Fish Fillet- GinataangKalabasa- Rice- Lakatan

Day 11 - Ground Pork Picadillowith Vegetables- Rice

- Squash Maja

Day 12 - Creamy Squash-Carrot- Vegetable Omelet

- Rice- Pakwan

Day 13 - Pork-Tofu Afritada- Rice- Macaroons

Day 14 - Chicken with Pork andBeans and Vegetables- Rice

- Squash Icy

Day 15 - FishballsPesa- Rice- Banana Split

Day 16 - Pork Asado- Pinakbet- Rice- Avokado Icy

Day 17 - Fish FilletEscabeche withVegetables- Rice- Fresh PineappleRings

Day 18 - Pork Sinigang withVegetables- Rice- KamoteBuchi

Day 19 - Fried Chicken- Sauteed mixedVegetables- Rice- BukoPandan Icy

Day 20 - Vegie Meatballs withSweet and Sour Sauce- Rice- Latundan

DAILY FOOD GUIDE FOR CHILDREN

FOOD GROUPSRECOMMENDED AMOUNTS

4-6 years 7-9 yearsVegetables Green, leafy and yellow 1/3 cup, cooked 1/3 cup, cooked

Others 1/4 cup, cooked 1/2 cup, cooked

Fruits Vitamin C-rich1/2-1 medium size or 1 slice of a big fruit

1 medium size or 1slice of a big fruit

Others 1/2-1 medium size or 1 slice of a big fruit

1medium size or 1slice of a big fruit

Fats and Oils 6 teaspoons 6 teaspoons

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Sugar 5 teaspoons 5 teaspoons

Water andBeverages

5-7 glasses 6-8 glasses

Rice and Alternatives

Rice and Others

1 serving = 1 cup rice, cooked, or 4 pcs pandesal(about 17 g each), or 4 slices loaf bread (17 g each),or 1 cup macaroni or spaghetti, cooked or 1 packinstant noodles, or 1 small size root crop (180 g)

3-4 1/2 cups, cooked 4-5 cups, cooked

Meat and Alternatives

Fish/Meat/Poultry/Dried Beans/Nuts

1 serving of fish = 2 pcs (55-60 g each), about 16 cmlong fish

1 serving of meat/poultry = 30 g lean meat, cooked or 1 1/2 cups cooked dried beans, preferably take atleast 3 times a week

1 1/3 servings 2 1/3 servings

Egg 1/2 piece 1/2 piece

Whole Milk

1 glass = 240 ml (1 glass whole milk) is equivalent to4 Tbsp powdered whole milk or 1/2 cup evaporatedmilk diluted to 1 glass water

1 glass 1 glass

SOURCE: FNRI Supplementary Feeding Calendar 2004