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Give Children Two Healthy Snacks Daily

Last Updated: September 14, 2009

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Parenting Tips for Your 45-46 Month Old Child

Snacks should be a regular part of a child’s diet. Since preschoolers’ stomachs are still small, they eat small meals. They need snacks between meals because they get hungry. Snacks should be nutritious foods, not junk food.

Good snacks include:

  • fruit
  • cheese
  • crackers with peanut butter
  • fresh carrots or celery
  • yogurt with fruit


Learn more about Your Child: 45-46 Months from Just In Time Parenting. You can also go to our Resource Links for additional information on child care and development.


Note to Parents: When reading this newsletter, remember: Every baby is different. Children may do things earlier or later than described here. This newsletter gives equal space and time to both sexes. If he or she is used, we are talking about all babies.
References: These materials were adapted by authors from Extension Just in Time Parenting Newsletters in California, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Tennessee, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Wisconsin.

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