WARNING Make sure your child can chew and
swallow the foods you give him. Children under age 3 or 4 can choke on foods like: hot dogs and Vienna sausages
hard candies
small candies
gum drops jelly beans
nuts popcorn peanut butter
raw carrots Never leave small children alone
while they are eating!

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Children grow rapidly, and their bodies need good food to help them grow.
Don't spoil their appetites by giving them snacks just before mealtime. Please give snacks about two hours before the next meal.
Try to make snacks fun. Cut food into small pieces so children can eat it with their fingers. Give your children snacks to grow on - serve:
Fruit juice or fruits like:
apples and applesauce orange sections bananas cantaloupe pears raisins prunes other dried fruits strawberries watermelon peaches Raw vegetables:
carrot sticks celery squash tomato cucumber broccoli cauliflower

Cheese,meatcubes,peanutbutle~
or boiled eggs
Milk
High-iron cereals
Saltine and graham crackers
Popcorn
Pudding and custard
Vanilla wafers
Lowfat yogurt
Small sandwiches Stay away from: chips and salty snacks soft drinks candy rich cakes and desserts caffeine: tea, colas, chocolate
Kids get hooked on junk food for a lot of reasons. They see it on TV. They like the taste. Their friends eat it. It's given to them as a reward.