Happy kids, Healthy Kids- Feed Kids Healthy Food

Happy kids, Healthy Kids- Feed Kids Healthy Food

1. Eat together

   • Family meals are a reassuring routine for the whole family
   • Eat well-balanced and well-proportioned

2. Healthy food builds children who think more clearly, are less prone to illness, and are stronger.

   • Children who eat healthfully may live longer, healthier lives
   • can prevent obesity

3. Serve a vaeriety of food

   • Don't serve always the same menu
     • Always put fruits and vegetables
   • Change and purchase a food
   • Try to aim for different colors and textures

4. Avoid processed foods

   • Processed foods
   • Refined products
     • Are easily overeaten, stored as fat, and cause rapid changes in blood sugar
   • Whole grains, nuts, and honey have more staying power and are digested more slowly so that they provide the energy a child needs to make it through the day

5. Keep healthy foods convenient

   • Have fruits and vegetables pre-washed and ready on the counter
   • Limit portions. Teach your children moderation, and practice it yourself
     • Show them what an appropriate portion size is for them, and teach them self control when they want more.
   • For example: ; popcorn, potato chips, and cookies are harder to stop eating.

6. Don't link emotion with food

   • Many times parents reward children with food
     • • If done too often it can cause children to link food with behavior, and tying an emotion to food may create problems later on
       • Who feed their children highly processed foods, and who reward children with food, leave their kids susceptible to obesity.
   • Make it a healthful choice
     • Making them their favorite healthful dinner
     • Low-fat frozen yogurt

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