A Stay-at-home Dad’s Guide to Preschool Nutrition
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How your preschooler eats today will have a striking impact on their health throughout adolescence and adulthood. Consuming nutritious foods helps children grow, develop, do well academically and feel good about themselves. Good nutrition also helps prevent preschoolers from later in life having issues such as eating disorders, obesity, dental cavities and iron-deficiency anemia. Teaching children the importance of good nutrition throughout childhood will lay the foundation for a healthier more fulfilling life. Remember that preschoolers require a variety of nutrient-dense foods such as fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, meat, fish and adequate calories in order to grow and develop properly. It's crucial that your preschooler is consuming the essential nutrients they need to grow. Preschoolers who eat healthy have many benefits such as: • Stabilized energy throughout the day. • Improve minds. • Even out moods. • Help maintain a healthy weight. • Help prevent mental health conditions. These include depression, anxiety, and ADHD. Healthy eating habits are more likely to stay with you if you learn them as a preschooler according to research by Nicklaus (2009). That’s why it’s important that you teach your children good habits now in their preschool year.
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About the Book
A Stay-at-home Dad’s Guide to Preschool Nutrition is a book that aspires to create healthier future generations through good nutrition and empowering parents with knowledge. As a parent to three children, Dr. Kester knows nutrition for young children can seem overwhelming, especially when surrounded by a world of fast food and processed frozen meals. This book gives parents a starting point and then goes into detail on the important topics such as: • The proper portion sizes for preschoolers • The best and worst foods that preschoolers should eat • Supplementing foods with vitamins and minerals • How to deal with picky eaters • 7 day sample meal guide We must remember that how your preschooler eats today will have a prominent impact on their health throughout adolescence and into adulthood. Consuming nutritious foods helps children grow, develop, do well academically and even more importantly feel good about themselves.
About the Author
Dr. Jon Kester is a highly-established teacher, author, and a strong advocate for family values. He has more than 20 years of diverse, well-rounded experience in the fields of fitness and nutrition; Kester’s qualifications include a Doctorate in Education from Edgewood College, a Master’s of Science in Exercise and Sports Science from the University of Wisconsin – Lacrosse as well as two bachelor’s degrees from Winona State University. During his studies he was able to explore the health benefits of proper diets on people of all ages. Dr. Kester then applied his research to help countless numbers of people live a healthier and happier life. Though Dr. Kester values his education, he feels that his best experience comes from being a stay at home dad. Dr. Kester’s greatest desire is being the best dad possible to his three children. One way that he can do so is by making sure his kids are eating healthy. Dr. Kester has spent copious hours doing research to insure that his kids are consuming nutritious foods which will help them grow, develop, and feel good about themselves. He loves to share information with the world though his writing of books and articles and plans to continue help fellow parents any way he can.