Meats and alternatives are an important part of your preschooler's diet. Canada's Food
Guide recommends that children age 3 to 5 have one serving a day. Offer alternatives
as well like peanut butter, beans and tofu often.
A serving is two and a half ounces of meat, chicken or fish (about the size of a deck
of cards), two tablespoons of peanut butter, ¾ of cup of beans or lentils, or two eggs.
You don't have to give a whole serving at once. Offer half a serving twice a day.
Remember to include at least two servings of fish per week. Fish are a good source of
omega-3 fats, which are important for your preschooler's growth and development. There
are a lot of low mercury fish to choose from such as salmon, haddock, cod, trout, shrimp,
light canned tuna or Lake Erie Perch! For more information check out our website
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