A listing of healthy choices that need to be made for your children so that these choices are ingrained into your children to help make these healthy choices theirs are listed below in no particular order:
Vegetables:
Healty
1. Encourage your kids to eat vegetables
2. They need to taste good (at least they need to taste the way they are supposed to taste) and there is nothing that says you can't add a little grated cheese on top, is there?
3. Let your kids see both of you eating vegetables! Healthy Choices for you, too!
4. If necessary, you can hide grated vegetables in mashed potatoes, spaghetti sauce or other 'one pot' meals
5. Let them serve themselves. Give them a little control over their portion size
6. A kid-friendly way to serve vegetables is by making a home-made pizza! You can make (or buy) a pizza crust and let them add the vegetables along with the other ingredients.
Your Kids need more fiber! This is a Healthy Choice that is actually easy!
1. If your kids are already eating whole grain or 9 grain bread, all the better. Otherwise simply look for a lighter whole grain and introduce that slowly.
2. To bulk up casseroles, use lentils and beans. This is good for Mexican dishes and salads, as well.
3. Shop for more high-fiber and kid-friendly cereals.
4. Keep Healthy Choice snacks on hand:
Yogurt
custard
fresh fruit
nuts (children over 3 years)
crispbread with peanut butter and/or cheese
plain muesli bars
Plenty Of Fluids: THE Healthy Choice
1. Always have cold water in a bottle in the fridge.
2. Carry a bottle for them when you are out
3. Dilute fruit juice to 50/50 with water. Limit this drink (High Calories)
4. After about the age of 2 years, reduced fat content milk and yogurt is fine. (change from high fat milk about at that age, or you are going to have a fight on your hands!)
With a little planning, you can make sure that your children are eating the right way and making those all important healthy choices for themselves!
Healthy Choices - Healthy Eating For Kids!
Feeding our children wholesome, well-balanced meals should be a prime concern for all of us. There is a lot of information out here to keep us well-informed about what is and should be one of the most important jobs we have: Taking care of our children.
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