1.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies?

Yes, to dairy, soy, nuts and foods high in salicylates

2.Does your child have any religious or cultural beliefs to do with food?

No

3.Does your child have any specific food preferences?

Sweet things, carrots, bacon

4.Is there anything we need to know about your child?s appetite and eating habits that might assist us?

I don't think so, he's a reasonably good eater for a 2 year old.

5.What types of foods do you want your child to eat often (several times daily)?

Fruits, although that is difficult, given his intolerances. Vegies. Healthy grains. Of course, it doesn't always work out how I want it to!

6.What types of foods do you avoid or not give your child to eat and why?

Sticky sugary things, juice, cordial, soft drink. I am a dental assistant and am very aware of what these things do to teeth. We try to avoid giving him fast food. I try to keep his diet fairly additive free. And of course we avoid the foods he is intolerant to.

7.How often do you give your child treat foods? What types of foods are these?

It depends. Probably more often than I should, but then again, his treat foods aren't terribly unhealthy. I use them as a bribe generally Sometimes it's rice chocolate, sometimes hot chips when we're out. Dairy and soy free biscuits.

8.Are you happy with your child?s diet? If not what concerns you most about it?

Generally. I wish he would eat a wider variety of vegetables, particularly as snacks. and I am guilty of not always offering him what he probably needs (health wise I mean, he always gets enough food!).

9.Do you know what servings of each food type your child should have? Do you know what constitutes a ?serving??

I think I feel confident with the types of food he should be having. I don't actually know what constitutes a serving, but I'm not fussed about it. I know how much DS seems to need, and so does he.

10.What do you feel affects your child?s food choices? (E.g. family eating habits, food advertising, other family/friends, etc?)

What I offer him to start with, there are some foods he is simply unaware of. Other family (ie. Grandma). Family eating habits.

11. Does your child help choose foods for them to eat daily and/or do you cook with your child?

Yes, he helps to choose foods, I like to give limited options so he feels he has some control over what he eats (he eats more that way). Not, I don't really cook with him because he won't sit or stand still for more than two seconds! I can't wait for when we will cook together though.

11. Would you like further information provided regarding children?s healthy eating?

No, I think I'm covered.