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professionals. In the future we'll be expanding our list of references and
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DESSERT AND YOUR CHILD
by: Tara Albosta, Dietetic Intern 2005, Hurley Medical Center
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Tips for Parents
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| Any food, even dessert, can fit into a healthy lifestyle. Here are tips on how to offer desserts to children: |
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- Set the table with dessert
- Do not use dessert as a reward
- Have healthy dessert choices available
- Serve a variety of desserts throughout the week and keep portions small
- Don't always offer dessert
- If a child is forced to eat an entire meal before dessert, he or she may be full, but will likely eat the dessert anyway.
- If your child refuses to eat, withholding dessert is not the answer. The child will learn to value dessert above more nutritious
foods, which can alter eating patterns for life
- Healthy dessert ideas: fresh fruit with a dollop of whipping cream, yogurt smoothies, low fat frozen yogurt, baked apples with
cinnamon, grilled pineapple
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References/Links
Obesity Evaluation and Treatment: Expert Committee Recommendations-
an article from PEDIATRICS Vol. 102 No. 3 September 1998.
Michigan Department of Community Health
National Institute on Child Health and Human Development
US Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control
United Dairy Industry of Michigan.
UDIM is the umbrella organization for the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council of Michigan.
National Dairy Council.
Visit the Health Professionals link for the 3-A-Day campaign, Nutrition Library,
Newer Knowledge of Dairy Foods, Statements, and Consumer Education materials.
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