Please help me with my assignment!! Healthy eating survey.

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Hi all,
this is a survey I put out at my workplace (a childcare centre). Sadly, I have only recieved back about 11, so I need a bit more info. And naturally I though you lovely people could help me. Can yolu please complete one for me?? Just cut and paste! I would really appreciate it :)
THANKYOU.

Dear Families,
I am completing a survey for my university course, about what you think is a healthy and optimal diet for your child/ren. I would appreciate your contributions, and input. You can remain anonymous if you wish. Thankyou, Kellie.


1.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies?


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


3.Does your child have any specific food preferences?


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


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


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


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


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


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


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

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


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

.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies? he has a intolerant to preservative 223


2.Does your child have any religious or cultural beliefs to do with food? no


3.Does your child have any specific food preferences? pasta


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


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


6.What types of foods do you avoid or not give your child to eat and why? cheerios (littleboys) juices, cordials the majority contain preservative 223


7.How often do you give your child treat foods? What types of foods are these? he has chips and occasional lollipop probably 4-5 times a week


8.Are you happy with your child?s diet? If not what concerns you most about it? I wish he was more interested in meat he rarely if ever will eat meat


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


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

11. Does your child help choose foods for them to eat daily and/or do you cook with your child? he helps himself to yoghurts, cheese etc, and demands uncle toby's (porridge) for breakie


11. Would you like further information provided regarding children?s healthy eating? no thanks

hope this is what you wanted

rach

1.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies? No


2.Does your child have any religious or cultural beliefs to do with food? No


3.Does your child have any specific food preferences? Very fussy, limited diet. Bread, some fruits, yoghurt and milk are staples.


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


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


6.What types of foods do you avoid or not give your child to eat and why? Suagry foods- makes him hyper.


7.How often do you give your child treat foods? What types of foods are these? Once a week or so. Sherbet lollipop, hot chips.


8.Are you happy with your child?s diet? If not what concerns you most about it? Yes. It's not perfect buthe is very healthy and I accept thattoddlers are fussy eaters, generally.


9.Do you know what servings of each food type your child should have? Do you know what constitutes a ?serving?? Yes- but getting him to eat them is another matter!


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

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


11. Would you like further information provided regarding children?s healthy eating? No, not really.

HTH :)

1.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies? Yes To band aide elastine, Polyester, wool and nut allergie, saltana's


2.Does your child have any religious or cultural beliefs to do with food? No


3.Does your child have any specific food preferences? nope


4.Is there anything we need to know about your child?s appetite and eating habits that might assist us? he doesn't know when to stop eating and can make him self quite ill


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


6.What types of foods do you avoid or not give your child to eat and why? Sugar type foods as it makes him hypo


7.How often do you give your child treat foods? What types of foods are these? Not often as such as everything seems yummy to him.


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


9.Do you know what servings of each food type your child should have? Do you know what constitutes a ?serving?? Nope not really i know he eats as much as my 8 yea old and he is 4 but not over weight


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

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


11. Would you like further information provided regarding children?s healthy eating?
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1.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies?
No


2.Does your child have any religious or cultural beliefs to do with food?
No


3.Does your child have any specific food preferences?
Salty food


4.Is there anything we need to know about your child?s appetite and eating habits that might assist us?
Not really


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


6.What types of foods do you avoid or not give your child to eat and why?
Nasty additives that are proven carcinogenics (sp?) in animals. Recently read the 'additive alert' book and went to a seminar. Scared the crap out of me how much junk is put in foods for adults that by law is not allowed in food for babies/infants!


7.How often do you give your child treat foods? What types of foods are these?
2-3 times a week. Home made biscuits, natrural confectionary lollies, air-popped popcorn, freddo frogs, oven chips are the main treats.


8.Are you happy with your child?s diet? If not what concerns you most about it?
Mainly yes, I think he has too much salt, really enjoys salty foods, eg: olives/gherkins/salami etc... He's happier with a tasting plate than anything else if we go out for dinner!!!


9.Do you know what servings of each food type your child should have? Do you know what constitutes a ?serving??
Not really


10.What do you feel affects your child?s food choices? (E.g. family eating habits, food advertising, other family/friends, etc?)
For 3 1/2 I don't really find advertising an issue. The choc aisle in the shops and by the checkout is another matter!!! Main influence would be what he sees other people (family, friends) eating.


11. Does your child help choose foods for them to eat daily and/or do you cook with your child?
Yes, he chooses what fruit he wants, or what biscuits to make. Helps make dinner maybe 2-3 times a week, helps with treat cooking and getting breaky ready.


11. Would you like further information provided regarding children?s healthy eating?
No thanks

1.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies? No


2.Does your child have any religious or cultural beliefs to do with food? No


3.Does your child have any specific food preferences? No


4.Is there anything we need to know about your child?s appetite and eating habits that might assist us? Eats very well, really wide variety of food. Will try anything.

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

6.What types of foods do you avoid or not give your child to eat and why? Cordial, fruit juice and sugary fatty foods. She does not get these at home and they are unneccesary for children.


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

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


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


10.What do you feel affects your child?s food choices? (E.g. family eating habits, food advertising, other family/friends, etc?) family eating, positive food role models, positive experiences with food, assisting in choosing, preparing and growing foods

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

11. Would you like further information provided regarding children?s healthy eating? if it was from my childcare centre then yes I would like it promoted and how the centre is helping acheive that with the children

1.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies? No

2.Does your child have any religious or cultural beliefs to do with food? No


3.Does your child have any specific food preferences? Savory


4.Is there anything we need to know about your child?s appetite and eating habits that might assist us? No


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


6.What types of foods do you avoid or not give your child to eat and why? Preservatives 200-300 why - cause the research we have found shows not benefical to growing brains


7.How often do you give your child treat foods? What types of foods are these? Every few days. A square of dark choc at home or piece of whatever we are eating if out.


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


9.Do you know what servings of each food type your child should have? Do you know what constitutes a ?serving?? Not sure on what amount she should be having.


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

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


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

Oh wow, thanks for the speedy replies!! I really appreciate all of your participation.

I forgot to add, if you don't want to answer some q's on the forum, just answer the ones you're comfortable with, or you could PM me. I will be using your responses as part of my assignment. Respondants will be anonymous, not that I really know any of you ;)


ETA:Some info I provided families with at work:

What is a serving size for young children?

Bread-cereal-rice-pasta: For children, six servings from this group is sufficient. Grains contain important complex carbohydrates. The selections should come in the form of whole grain products, from wheat bread to brown rice, etc. Portion or serving sizes are as follows: 1/2-1 slice of bread, 1 1/2 large or 3 small crackers, 1/3 cup of cooked rice, cereal or pasta, 1/2 cup of cold cereal, 1/2-1 roll, biscuit or muffin, 1/4-1/2 bagel, English muffin, hamburger or hotdog bun. Cakes, pastries, cookies and corn chips should be used sparingly.

Vegetables: Three daily servings from this group are recommended. Vegetables should remain fresh if possible, or cooked to retain a fair amount of freshness and nutrients, as is done by steaming. Vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and celery can be chopped fresh and served with a small amount of vegetable dip or ranch dressing. If you serve veggies this way, be sure to count the dip as a fat serving. Portion or serving sizes are 1/3 cup cooked or raw vegetables, 2/3 cup raw leafy greens (leaf lettuce varieties or spinach, for example). When selecting vegetables for your child, go with the darker green and deeper red/orange varieties, such as broccoli and spinach or sweet potatoes. These vegetables are high in their content of vitamins A and C, both of which are essential for growth. Dry beans and peas are also included in this category and one creative way to get your child to eat them is to put them in soups or salads. Fried vegetables and chips should be used sparingly.

Fruits: Two daily servings of fruit are recommended for children, and they, too, should be prepared and eaten fresh. Fruits are rich in many vitamins, namely vitamin C. Fruit flavoured drinks do not count as a fruit serving but freshly squeezed juice does. Portion or serving sizes are a small piece of fruit, a small melon wedge, 1/2 cup of fresh fruit, 1/2 cup of fresh fruit juice, 1/3 cup berries, 1/3 cup sliced or cooked fruit, 3 tablespoons of dried fruit. Dried fruit should be served with water to aid in digestion. Fruit pies of fried fruit, such as apples, should be used sparingly.

Milk-yogurt-cheese: Two daily servings are recommended. Dairy products should be low-fat or non-fat, and are essential as a major source of calcium. Children under two years of age, however, should not be cut down to "no-fat" unless directed by a physician, which would be unlikely. Some children over tow, however, need to be limited on their fat intake, so low fat products are recommended. Portion or serving sizes are 1 cup of milk, 8 oz. yogurt, 1 1/2 oz. of natural cheese or 2 oz. of processed cheese. Ice cream and pizza should be used sparingly.

Meat-fish-dried beans-eggs-nuts: Two servings are suggested, totalling 3-4 ounces daily from lean sources. This food group brings the major sources of protein. All food in this category needs to be well cooked, except nuts. Meat served should be lean cuts, with all visible fat trimmed, including removing the skin from poultry. The use of egg yolks should be limited. Meats should be cooked by baking or broiling instead of frying. Portion or serving sizes are 1 oz. of lean meat, poultry or fish, 1 egg, 1/2 cup of cooked dried beans. Remember, the daily intake should be 2 servings which can equal 3-4 ounces. Foods to avoid in this category are hot dogs, luncheon meats, bacon/sausage, peanut butter and fried foods.

Fats-oils and sweets can be partaken of on occasion, but more than four of these on a daily basis is not recommended. These items include sour cream, cream cheese, butter, salad dressings and oils, sugar, candy and soft drinks. Even natural sweeteners such as honey and maple syrup, as well as molasses should be limited. Check packages for portion/serving sizes and deduct about 1/3 of that for a child's portion size.
When it comes to beverages avoid sugary drinks. Fresh fruit juice is good, as is lo-fat milk, as long as you consider the number of daily servings your child is in taking. Water is the most important beverage, even for children, and should be encouraged whenever a drink is desired. Children need water for healthy skin and cell function at their young age, as much as adults need it when they get older.

A child's eating pattern can change from day to day. One day they may desire everything in sight, while the next day they don't seem to want anything. As long as they continue with a steady rate of growth there is no need for alarm. If you feel your child is not getting enough of a certain vitamin or mineral, speak to your paediatrician and they may suggest vitamin supplementation. But generally, as they grow, their needs and desires will continue to fluctuate, but by following the above guidelines, you will be helping the youngster off to a healthy head start in life.

(SOURCE: w w w. essortment.com/all/nutritionchild_rnrs.htm )

1.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies?
mild lactose intolerance

2.Does your child have any religious or cultural beliefs to do with food?
no

3.Does your child have any specific food preferences?
loves most foods

4.Is there anything we need to know about your child?s appetite and eating habits that might assist us?
needs to be encouraged to try new foods, however when hungry will eat almost anything

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

6.What types of foods do you avoid or not give your child to eat and why?
lollies, chocolates and general sweet foods - she doesn't like them and they are bad for her teeth and health

7.How often do you give your child treat foods? What types of foods are these?
treats are strawberries, watermelon and popcorn, fairly regularly

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

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

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

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

11. Would you like further information provided regarding children?s healthy eating?
no

1.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies?
None known

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

3.Does your child have any specific food preferences?
pasta, yogurt, cheese and fruit

4.Is there anything we need to know about your child?s appetite and eating habits that might assist us?
My DD will try pretty much any food - she is great with new foods

5.What types of foods do you want your child to eat often (several times daily)?
Fruit, vegetables, cereals (wholegrain breads, breakfast foods, pasta) throughout the day and at least twice to three times a day - milk and diary products (yogurt, cheese), protein (fish, chicken, red meat, egg, lentils etc)

6.What types of foods do you avoid or not give your child to eat and why?
Any thing deep fried or with a high sugar content

7.How often do you give your child treat foods? What types of foods are these?
A couple of times a week - usually it is a plain milk with one of those flavour straws

8.Are you happy with your child?s diet? If not what concerns you most about it?
I am pretty happy with it - we have managed to avoid introducing too many junk foods so she is quite happy without them

9.Do you know what servings of each food type your child should have? Do you know what constitutes a ?serving??
Yep - I was a gestational diabetic in my pg with DS and was diet controlled so I have managed to keep many of those good habbits up

10.What do you feel affects your child?s food choices? (E.g. family eating habits, food advertising, other family/friends, etc?)
Our DD eats what we eat so I guess she is limited by the kinds of foods we eat regularly. She is pretty adventurous with her eating (one of her favourite foods is black olives and feta from a greek salad) so she tries lots of different foods when she has the opportunity.

11. Does your child help choose foods for them to eat daily and/or do you cook with your child?
She sits at the kitchen bench while I cook and choses her own foods but I pretty much give her the same snacks every day and so she just asks for what she is used to.


We follow an eating plan that is pretty much the same from day to day

Breakfast - a piece of multigrain bread with vegemite, a small bowl of wheat pillow cereal and a piece of fruit

Morning Tea - one slice of cheese, a piece of fruit and a cruskit (or other wholegrain biscuit) with cottage cheese or vegemite (DD choses what she likes)

Lunch - 1 serve of carbohydrate (rice, pasta, potato, pumpkin) with 2 serves of vegetables and a small serve of protein for example - Brown lentil and bean curry with brown rice or bean and pasta salad dressed with lemon juice, glass of milk

Afternoon tea - 100g serve of yogurt, a piece of fruit and crumpet or fruit toast slice

Dinner - 1 serve carbohydrate only, 3 serves of vegetables (low gi ones) and one serve of protein

Hope that helps :)

1.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies? No


2.Does your child have any religious or cultural beliefs to do with food? No


3.Does your child have any specific food preferences? No, she is happy to eat everything.


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

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

6.What types of foods do you avoid or not give your child to eat and why?
anything with too many added colours - as i don't like the effect it has on her behaviour.

7.How often do you give your child treat foods? What types of foods are these?
Every couple of days - a piece of chocolate or a cupcake

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

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

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

11. Does your child help choose foods for them to eat daily and/or do you cook with your child?
I decide what she eats, but she may point to something that she'd like.

11. Would you like further information provided regarding children?s healthy eating?
I think recipes that promote healthy eating would be beneficial.

1.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies? No


2.Does your child have any religious or cultural beliefs to do with food? No


3.Does your child have any specific food preferences? He eats everything! Loves his food.


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


5.What types of foods do you want your child to eat often (several times daily)? Fruit, vegetables, cheese, yoghurt, wholegrains (bread, cereal, pasta).


6.What types of foods do you avoid or not give your child to eat and why? Sugary foods as he does not need them.


7.How often do you give your child treat foods? What types of foods are these? Special occassions, once a month. Sometimes a sip from my vanilla milkshake or a hot chip or two, a taste of icecream...


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


9.Do you know what servings of each food type your child should have? Do you know what constitutes a ?serving?? Yep, mostly I tried to keep each meal varied with the different food types.


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

11. Does your child help choose foods for them to eat daily and/or do you cook with your child? He's too young to choose or help, but I will talk to him while I'm preparing his meals and tell him what I'm doing. Sometimes, I will hold him up while I stir a pot on the stove and tell him what's cooking etc.


11. Would you like further information provided regarding children?s healthy eating? No thanks

1.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies?
Not to food but had some skin allergies when younger

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

3.Does your child have any specific food preferences?
Yes - fruit, dairy, marmite, soy milk

4.Is there anything we need to know about your child?s appetite and eating habits that might assist us?
No. His appetite and eating habits are good

5.What types of foods do you want your child to eat often (several times daily)?
vegetables, higher proteins (eg. nuts, legumes, soy), fruits, cereals (cereal, bread, pasta, rice etc), milk (we use both cow and soy)

6.What types of foods do you avoid or not give your child to eat and why?
Processed foods with no nutritional value eg. lollies, chips

7.How often do you give your child treat foods? What types of foods are these?
He will have food he considers treats (although we don't promote them as such) every day. They can be things like sultanas, cheese, toast with marmite. He may get junk foods if we do (eg. if we go to a party, or we get a piece of cake at a cafe) but usually a less dense version (eg. he mightget a pikelet instead of cake).

8.Are you happy with your child?s diet? If not what concerns you most about it?
We are mostly happy with his diet. We used a dietician to write a plan for him when he went to solids.

9.Do you know what servings of each food type your child should have? Do you know what constitutes a ?serving??
We let him choose how much to eat but we offer him servings according to the advice of his dietician.


10.What do you feel affects your child?s food choices? (E.g. family eating habits, food advertising, other family/friends, etc?)
Family eating habits, seeing other people eating food he likes, seeing well marketed food for children

11. Does your child help choose foods for them to eat daily and/or do you cook with your child?
They choose some of their own meals (usually b'fast, lunch, snacks) and we choose dinner.

11. Would you like further information provided regarding children?s healthy eating?
No but thank you.

1.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies? He is currently undergoing allergy testing as he gets hives nearly every day but not to any of the main food tested eg wheat, dairy, eggs. He reacts to some food additives .


2.Does your child have any religious or cultural beliefs to do with food? No


3.Does your child have any specific food preferences? Yes very much so!! Vegemite sandwiches, yoghurt and bananas are his main day time foods!


4.Is there anything we need to know about your child?s appetite and eating habits that might assist us? He likes the same thing over and over!


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


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


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


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


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


10.What do you feel affects your child?s food choices? (E.g. family eating habits, food advertising, other family/friends, etc?) He has 2 much older sisters and has been exposed to more junk than most kids his age

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


11. Would you like further information provided regarding children?s healthy eating? No

1.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies? Not that we have discovered yet :)


2.Does your child have any religious or cultural beliefs to do with food? No

3.Does your child have any specific food preferences? Isn't a fan of banana loves vegemite sandwiches and little bubba size piklets

4.Is there anything we need to know about your child?s appetite and eating habits that might assist us? Eats small amounts on a regular basis. Generally likes the same things.


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

6.What types of foods do you avoid or not give your child to eat and why? Chocolate and sweet foods. Want to start her off on healthy food diet.

7.How often do you give your child treat foods? What types of foods are these? VERY VERY occasionally - i think shes maybe had it twice is a small amount of choc chip biscuit (the biscuity part though not the chips)

8.Are you happy with your child?s diet? If not what concerns you most about it? Happy with it so far. Wish she'd drink more water though

9.Do you know what servings of each food type your child should have? Do you know what constitutes a ?serving?? Not really

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

11. Does your child help choose foods for them to eat daily and/or do you cook with your child? Not yet..too little

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

HTH

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 :redface:

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 :redface: 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.

1.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies?
Yes allergic to peanuts

2.Does your child have any religious or cultural beliefs to do with food?
No

3.Does your child have any specific food preferences?
Yes - however these may change on a day to day basis depending on what she feels like

4.Is there anything we need to know about your child?s appetite and eating habits that might assist us?
She eats food at childcare that she wouldn't at home

5.What types of foods do you want your child to eat often (several times daily)?
Vegetables, fruit, carbohydrates, protein, dairy

6.What types of foods do you avoid or not give your child to eat and why?
Peanuts. We don't cook meat at home as I am vegetarian but she eats it at childcare or at other people's houses

7.How often do you give your child treat foods? What types of foods are these?
Once a day - icecream, icy pole, biscuit, fruit bun

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

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

10.What do you feel affects your child?s food choices? (E.g. family eating habits, food advertising, other family/friends, etc?)
Family eating, peer group, what she has eaten that day

11. Does your child help choose foods for them to eat daily and/or do you cook with your child?
Yes she likes to help cook and will help choose what we have for dinner

11. Would you like further information provided regarding children?s healthy eating?
Not at the moment

1.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies?
Used to be allergic to peanut, egg and tomato but now has grown out of them. Still gets hives from some tomatoes. Seems to react to some food additives but we have just tried to minimise these rather than do the elimination diet.

2.Does your child have any religious or cultural beliefs to do with food?
No

3.Does your child have any specific food preferences?
Honey, fat (on meat), fruit, peas.

4.Is there anything we need to know about your child?s appetite and eating habits that might assist us?
Eats like a camel :) some days lots, some days barely a thing. Evens out in the end and she's very healthy.

5.What types of foods do you want your child to eat often (several times daily)?
Don't want her to eat anything several times a day, we like variety. Maybe more fresh vegies. As in raw peas, carrots, sprouts, beans.

6.What types of foods do you avoid or not give your child to eat and why?
Anything with additives, preservatives, colours, as she reacts and we have never done the test to find out which ones to avoid, so I tend to just avoid them all. (but she gets these when she is at kindy, or out with Dad)
Sugary foods (don't see the need, don't want her to develop a sweet tooth)
Highly processed foods (we make at home instead - more nutritious)

7.How often do you give your child treat foods? What types of foods are these?
On occasion, eg, we went camping last week so I made some marshmallows, or useually when I get a craving for sweets we will make a cake. I try to homemade treats like cake, marshmallows, hot chocolate, so I can choose healthier alternatives to put in them.

8.Are you happy with your child?s diet? If not what concerns you most about it?
Yes, I would like her to eat more vegies I guess.

9.Do you know what servings of each food type your child should have? Do you know what constitutes a ?serving??
I don't believe in the food pyramid, I follow weston price guidelines (wholefoods). Don't go by servings, let her eat what she wants and stop when she wants.

10.What do you feel affects your child?s food choices? (E.g. family eating habits, food advertising, other family/friends, etc?)
# Family - Im a single parent so can only choose what she eats when she is with me, and when she isn't its like a special day so that seems to equate to 'special' foods/treats.
# Also she eats food at kindy that I wouldn't choose for her, also foods she probably wouldn't eat at home because all the other kids are.
# Advertising - she sees adds for junk all the time, and says can we have that, and I try and make or offer her a healthier alternative rather than say no. So I definately think this influences her. (Especially cartoon pictures eg. Dora on the packaging)
# What is available in front of her to graze on (she seems to be a natural grazer) - We have our fruit on the kitchen table and she eats so much of it, we grow some veg in the garden and she eats it every day. Also when Im preparing food, she will come along and eat so much of the ingredients but rarely eats much when we sit down to a meal.

11. Does your child help choose foods for them to eat daily and/or do you cook with your child?
Yes to both. We don't always go with her food choices for what she wants to eat ;)

11. Would you like further information provided regarding children?s healthy eating?
I read your post re kids healthy eating thanks.

1.Does your child have any intolerances or allergies?
Intolerant to Cow's milk (but not goat's), possible familial allergies to peanuts.

2.Does your child have any religious or cultural beliefs to do with food?
No.

3.Does your child have any specific food preferences?
Not really.

4.Is there anything we need to know about your child?s appetite and eating habits that might assist us?
I am aware that he eats more than the average adult. I do feed him breakfast (eg two weetabix) and he will need another bowl of cereal and toast with you. Second helpings at lunch is not uncommon. He will eat twice as many sandwiches at tea-time as any other child then ask for extra pudding. (BTW, nursery are fine with this and told me about how much he eats, it's not a rule from me!)


5.What types of foods do you want your child to eat often (several times daily)?
Healthy food that is requested. I am fine for him to have watered down apple juice with a meal, but not in between meals. He will request chocolate all day but I'd rather he not be given that all the time.

6.What types of foods do you avoid or not give your child to eat and why?
No nuts or cow's milk - allergies. Very little chocolate due to hypersensitivity to caffeine. I'd prefer him not to have sweets as he enjoys fruit and that's healthier.

7.How often do you give your child treat foods? What types of foods are these?
Never. Food is not a treat. He may have what he wants when he wants (exceptions being things mentioned in 6). We do encourage healthy snacks but we don't do treat foods.


8.Are you happy with your child?s diet? If not what concerns you most about it?
Fairly happy. I'd prefer it if he put on weight given how much he eats, but that's not something we can change.

9.Do you know what servings of each food type your child should have? Do you know what constitutes a ?serving??
Yes I do - however DS will eat twice as much as this easily. So I give him larger portions: should he start to have a weight problem then we'll look at cutting down portions to "normal".


10.What do you feel affects your child?s food choices? (E.g. family eating habits, food advertising, other family/friends, etc?)
Hunger and what he sees - he tends to see fruit more than anything else so eats more of that. Finger food is always preferred for a snack so he doesn't have to stop playing, but he refuses to finger feed for meals.

11. Does your child help choose foods for them to eat daily and/or do you cook with your child?
He chooses his fruit snacks, but eats what he is given. He does pick things in the supermarket when I take him there or request a sausage roll when we pass the butcher's, and we do sometimes cook together when we make cakes, but not the main evening meal.

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

Thankyou all so much, I appreciate your help.

My assignement is due this friday (12/6/09), so I don't think I need any more replies until then. I will use all of the info gathered here and use it for my assignemnt. Thanks again :)