You may think that teaching good eating habits to preschoolers is an impossible challenge. The food-guide pyramid, however, can be a fun and interesting way for parents and teachers to show preschoolers good eating habits. There are a number of things you can do with the food-guide pyramid to teach children about nutrition.
Children can learn to identify where foods belong in the pyramid.
Placing foods in the correct part of the pyramid is very much like other forms of matching that are taught to young children. These foods do add calories. If the child has eaten a healthful diet and still needs calories, these foods might be okay. Make a copy of the pyramid and cut out the individual food groups. Give the children another copy of the pyramid.