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Short
Order Cooking
Breakfast
is served. And you are hungry. But your child starts to whine.
She doesn't like what you have cooked and refuses to eat. What are
you going to do? You demand that she eat her breakfast, but she refuses
to even try it. You probably feel like saying, "All right, what will
you eat?" Don't do it!
This is
short order cooking. By cooking a different meal, your child will
quickly learn how to get their way - just whine. They may even start asking
for a different meal when you serve their favorites. And you will have
become a short order cook!
How can you prevent it?
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Plan ahead. If you are making a new food, also serve familiar foods
on the table. For example, serve familiar foods such
as bread, peanut butter and fruit along with a new casserole.
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Set a good example. Your child learns by watching others eat.
Let your child see you and others enjoying new foods.
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Make a table rule. No bad comments about food while eating.
Small children like to copy what others say and do.
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Ask your child to taste foods. Encourage a taste. But never
force a child to eat. Forcing will make food seem like a
punishment.
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Allow small children to spit out food that they do not like. If
necessary, ask your child to spit out food in the garbage
can away from the table. Your child will feel more secure in trying
a new food if they know it's okay to spit it out if necessary.
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Remain calm. Children will refuse to eat at times. Don't let
your child eats very little at a meal, there will be another
meal or snack later.
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Offer healthy snacks to make up for those fussy times. If your child
refuses to eat vegetables at a meal, offer raw vegetables
and dip for a snack.
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Don't bribe with dessert. Offering a sweet food as a reward will only
make the main dish seem like a punishment. And the
dessert will become the most important part of the meal.
Calcium Rich Foods
Calcium
is important for strong bones, teeth, muscle tissue, heart beat regulation,
muscle action and nerve function, and blood clotting. Milk and milk products
are one of the best sources of calcium, however not everyone can tolerate or
enjoy milk products. Following is a list
of foods that are good sources of calcium. Serving size listed for each food
are the equivalence of one cup of milk
Soybeans
1 cup
Garbanzo
beans
4 cups
Blackeye
peas
1 1/2 cups
Kidney
beans
6 cups
Lentils
8 cups
Mungo beans
3 cups
Pinto
beans
Natto
beans
3/4 cup
Navy
beans
2 cups
White
beans
2 cups
Spinach
(cooked)
1 cup
Pak
Choi (cabbage,
shredded)
4 cups
Broccoli
(cooked)
4 cups
Mustard
cabbage (cooked)
3 cups
Taro
(cooked)
3 cups
Taro
leaves (cooked)
7 1/2 cups
Tomatoes
(stewed)
8 cups
Turnip
greens (raw)
2 3/4 cups
(cooked)
1 1/2
cups
Wing
beans (cooked)
1 cup
Orange
5
medium
Tufu
(raw)
1/2 cup
almonds
(dry roasted)
4 oz
Nori
15 oz
Kelp
(konbu)
6 oz
Waffh
(frozen)
2
Pita
bread
9 1/2
Whole
wheat bread
30
White
bread
26 Tortilla (about 7" diameter)
7
Sardines (canned w/ bones)
6
pcs
Cottage
cheese
2 cups
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