Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Kids are so precious in this world. They need to be preserved very well. The main worry for all parents about their children is about their health. For healthy kid you need to provide them proper food. There are some questions raised by parents from various parts of the world. I would like to discuss few in this post. Kindly give your valuable comments and thoughts to each question if you have any alternate opinion.
Why is healthy food important? Why not junk food?
Many children from various parts of the world are being diagnosed with high cholesterol, or as overweight or obese. Do you guess what the reason behind these all is? It is very simple. Food is the major fact behind all these. These conditions in your child will lead to many health problems which need to be taken care at early stage. Some problems I can name like diabetes, high blood pressure etc. If you don’t look at early stage then your child need to suffer a lot in future.
How to avoid all above conditions?
Only solutions to the above mentioned problems are having healthy food habit and regular exercise. This will lead a happy life to your child and of course to you too.
How to provide nutritious food for my child?
The first meal of the day is a good time to give your child foods that are high in fiber. Fruit juice is usually high in calories and sugars and has fewer nutrients than whole fruit (fresh or canned).
· Use low-fat or fat-free lunch meats. They are good in sandwiches or cut into strips on top of a salad.
· Buy leaner meats, such as turkey, chicken or veggie dogs.
· Put leftover chicken or turkey strips in a tortilla to make a cold fajita (add strips of raw red and green peppers and onions). Use fat-free sour cream as a dressing.
· Stuff a pita-bread "pocket" with vegetables, fat-free cheese and bits of leftover grilled chicken.
· Cut up vegetables such as onion, carrot, celery and green peppers to add to tuna salad. Mix vegetables and water-packed tuna with fat-free mayonnaise or, for a different taste, mix with a fat-free salad dressing.
· Chunky bits of leftover chicken mixed with fat-free mayonnaise, raisins, shredded carrots and sliced almonds is a great chicken salad. Serve it in a pita-bread pocket. Top it with salsa for a Southwestern flavor.
· Mix cranberry sauce and fat-free mayonnaise to add to a turkey sandwich.
· When buying peanut butter, choose an "all-natural" option. For jelly, buy one that 100% fruit and does not contain high fructose corn syrup. This will make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches much healthier.
· Sliced ham and low-fat or fat-free cheese with mustard is great on rye bread.
· Low-fat cheese makes a good sandwich with tomato slices and mustard or fat-free mayonnaise on a whole-grain roll.
· Slice leftover pork tenderloin and top with barbecue sauce for a hot or cold sandwich.
· Make grilled-cheese sandwiches with low-fat or fat-free cheese and serve them with raw carrot and celery sticks.
Give some examples for each type of food?
Fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low- or nonfat dairy also make good nutritious snacks for children. Here are some ideas for ways to serve these foods to your kids:
Fruits:
· Small pieces of fruit stirred into nonfat yogurt
· Strawberries
· Raisins
· Grapes
· Pineapple chunks
· Orange or grapefruit sections
· Bananas cooked lightly in apple juice
· Apple slices with all natural peanut butter
· Dried fruit mixes
Vegetables:
· Carrot sticks
· Celery sticks with all natural peanut butter
· Raw broccoli and cauliflower florets with a low-fat dip or salsa
· Cherry tomatoes
Protein:
· 1% fat or fat-free cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
· Water-packed tuna mixed with fat-free mayonnaise on top of celery sticks or whole-grain crackers
· Fat-free yogurt topped with sunflower seeds, chopped dried fruit or a spoonful of oat bran
· Unsalted almonds mixed with dried cranberries
Whole grains:
· Cereals or cereal bars that are low in sugar and fat, and high in fiber and protein
· Whole-grain crackers, breads or bagels
Sweets and desserts:
· Fat-free frozen yogurt
· Juice bars
· Sherbet and sorbet
Why is healthy food important? Why not junk food?
Many children from various parts of the world are being diagnosed with high cholesterol, or as overweight or obese. Do you guess what the reason behind these all is? It is very simple. Food is the major fact behind all these. These conditions in your child will lead to many health problems which need to be taken care at early stage. Some problems I can name like diabetes, high blood pressure etc. If you don’t look at early stage then your child need to suffer a lot in future.
How to avoid all above conditions?
Only solutions to the above mentioned problems are having healthy food habit and regular exercise. This will lead a happy life to your child and of course to you too.
How to provide nutritious food for my child?
The first meal of the day is a good time to give your child foods that are high in fiber. Fruit juice is usually high in calories and sugars and has fewer nutrients than whole fruit (fresh or canned).
· Use low-fat or fat-free lunch meats. They are good in sandwiches or cut into strips on top of a salad.
· Buy leaner meats, such as turkey, chicken or veggie dogs.
· Put leftover chicken or turkey strips in a tortilla to make a cold fajita (add strips of raw red and green peppers and onions). Use fat-free sour cream as a dressing.
· Stuff a pita-bread "pocket" with vegetables, fat-free cheese and bits of leftover grilled chicken.
· Cut up vegetables such as onion, carrot, celery and green peppers to add to tuna salad. Mix vegetables and water-packed tuna with fat-free mayonnaise or, for a different taste, mix with a fat-free salad dressing.
· Chunky bits of leftover chicken mixed with fat-free mayonnaise, raisins, shredded carrots and sliced almonds is a great chicken salad. Serve it in a pita-bread pocket. Top it with salsa for a Southwestern flavor.
· Mix cranberry sauce and fat-free mayonnaise to add to a turkey sandwich.
· When buying peanut butter, choose an "all-natural" option. For jelly, buy one that 100% fruit and does not contain high fructose corn syrup. This will make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches much healthier.
· Sliced ham and low-fat or fat-free cheese with mustard is great on rye bread.
· Low-fat cheese makes a good sandwich with tomato slices and mustard or fat-free mayonnaise on a whole-grain roll.
· Slice leftover pork tenderloin and top with barbecue sauce for a hot or cold sandwich.
· Make grilled-cheese sandwiches with low-fat or fat-free cheese and serve them with raw carrot and celery sticks.
Give some examples for each type of food?
Fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low- or nonfat dairy also make good nutritious snacks for children. Here are some ideas for ways to serve these foods to your kids:
Fruits:
· Small pieces of fruit stirred into nonfat yogurt
· Strawberries
· Raisins
· Grapes
· Pineapple chunks
· Orange or grapefruit sections
· Bananas cooked lightly in apple juice
· Apple slices with all natural peanut butter
· Dried fruit mixes
Vegetables:
· Carrot sticks
· Celery sticks with all natural peanut butter
· Raw broccoli and cauliflower florets with a low-fat dip or salsa
· Cherry tomatoes
Protein:
· 1% fat or fat-free cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
· Water-packed tuna mixed with fat-free mayonnaise on top of celery sticks or whole-grain crackers
· Fat-free yogurt topped with sunflower seeds, chopped dried fruit or a spoonful of oat bran
· Unsalted almonds mixed with dried cranberries
Whole grains:
· Cereals or cereal bars that are low in sugar and fat, and high in fiber and protein
· Whole-grain crackers, breads or bagels
Sweets and desserts:
· Fat-free frozen yogurt
· Juice bars
· Sherbet and sorbet
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5 comments:
Well, great article. This will be very useful for the parents. Thanks for sharing with us.
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Parents can help children make healthy food choices by banning all unhealthy foods from the home and replacing them with healthy alternatives.Use foods in your family diet to help them understand what each group represents.
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