Abstract:

One of the most important factors that directly affect the child’s physical, emotional development and social behavior is adequate and balanced nutrition according to his age, gender and activity. Healthy nutrition, which is important in every phase of life, is also very important for the development of children in the mother’s stomach. Nutrition in pregnancy and early childhood has a significant impact on the short and long-term health of a person. In the age of 1-6 years, also called the game period, a high rate of mental, social and emotional development has a great impact on the development of balanced, sufficient and regular nutrition. This study was conducted to identify the eating habits of children aged 3-6 years. The universe of the research was formed by mothers living in the center of the province of Konya and having children between 3-6 years of age. In the study, the general scan model was used and 381 mothers participated in the study. The research data was collected between December 2017 and January 2018. According to the research findings, children are between 3 and 6 years old, with 36.5 percent 5 years old, 32.5 percent 6 years old, 26.0 percent 4 years old and 5.0 percent 3 years old. 49.1 percent of children are men and 50.9 percent are girls. It is estimated that half of the mothers and fathers (relevantly 50.1% and 54.3%) have a bachelor’s and higher education level. The percentage of foods, foods and ready-made foods consumed by children is 93.54 (1782 points) in fruit, 91.44 (1742 points) in milk, yogurt and dessert, and 81 in soup. 89 (1560), 79.69 (1518), 71.29 (1358), 71.02 (1353 points) in cheese, 64.41 (1227 points) in butter and 61.00 (1162 points) in olive.

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