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Your baby learns about food from watching you.

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Be a good role model. You can set a good example by eating a variety of healthy foods - the kind of foods you'd like your baby to eat now and in the future.

Dad

Cheese.

Mum

What did you do at school today? What did you do at lunchtime?

[Mealtime sounds]

Child 1

I did planting.

Mum

Oh that's right.

Dad

Planting ... where? Back field?

Mum

What did you plant? Did you plant plants or seeds?

Child 2

Eggplants.

Child 1

Seeds.

Mum

And were they flower seeds?

Mum

What kind of seeds were they?

Key messages in other languages

Ka ako tō pēpi mō te kai mā te mātakitaki i a koe.

Me tauira pai koe.  Ka taea e koe te whakarite i tētahi tauira pai mā te kai i ngā kai hauora rerekē – ngā momo kai e hiahia ana koe kia kai tō pēpi ināianei, ā muri ake hoki.

Ko e fakaako e tama haau ke he tau mena kai he kitia e ia mai ia koe.

Fakakite e mahani kua tonu.  Fakakite e koe e tonu ke kai e tau faga mena kai huhua mitaki – tau mena kai ne loto a koe ke kai he muke haau ai nei poke a anoiha. 

E a‘oa‘oina lau pepe aga‘i i mea‘ai i lona matā‘ia o oe.

Ia fai oe ma fa‘ata‘ita‘iga lelei.  E mafai ona e faia se fa‘ata‘ita‘iga lelei pe a e aiinaa itu‘aiga mea‘ai paleni ‘ese‘ese – itu‘aiga mea‘ai ‘ese‘ese e te mana‘o e ‘ai e lau pepe nei ma le lumana‘i.

Ko tau pepe e akoako ki nā meakai mai i te kikila atu ki a te koe.

Kavea ma fakatakitakiga lelei.  E mafai ke fai e koe he fakatakitakiga lelei i te kai ki nā meakai ola mālōlō kehekehe – nā itūkāiga meakai e fofou koe ke kai e tau pepe nei ma te lumanaki.

‘Oku ako ‘a ho‘o pēpee´ felāve‘i mo e me‘atokoni´ mei´ he ‘ene siofi koe´.

Hoko ko ha fa‘ifa‘itaki‘anga lelei.  Te ke tā ha sīpinga lelei ‘aki ha‘o kai ha ngaahi me‘atokoni fakatupu mo‘ui lelei kehekehe – ha fa‘ahinga me‘atokoni ‘oku´ ke faka‘amu ke kai ‘e ho‘o pēpee´ ‘i he taimi´ ni mo e kaha‘u´.

Ka kite taau pepe i tana kia rave no runga i te kai, na roto i te akara atu anga i taau ka rave.

Kia riro koe ei akara‘anga tau.  E rave koe i tei tau ei akara‘anga na roto i te kai ‘anga i te au tu kai memeitaki tuketuke – te au kai taau ka anoano kia kai taau pepe i teia tuatau e te au tuatau ki mua.

您的婴儿通过观察你来学习认识食品。

做一个好榜样。您可以通过吃多种多样的健康食品来树立一个好榜样,即那种您希望您的婴儿现在和将来吃的那种食品。

您的寶寶由觀察當中認識食物。  

以身作則。您可以藉由食用多種健康食物 (您希望您的寶寶現在及將來吃的食物) 來樹立模範。

아기는 부모의 행동을 봄으로써 음식에 대해 배웁니다.

모범을 보입시다.  몸에 좋은 음식, 즉 아기가 앞으로 먹어주었으면 하는 종류의 음식을 골고루 먹음으로써 아기에게 모범을 보일 수 있습니다.

Key messages

Your baby learns about food from watching you.

Be a good role model. You can set a good example by eating a variety of healthy foods - the kind of foods you'd like your baby to eat now and in the future.

PlunketLine offers parenting advice, including advice about feeding your baby.

Check KidsHealth's section on healthy eating habits

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