HEALTHY FOOD FOR KIDS

HEALTHY FOOD
FOR KIDS

(( how to raise children with healthy food ? ))

by Nur Aqilah binti Mazlan (F1P)

INTRODUCTION

Getting your children to eat healthy may be a difficult task due to peer pressure
and junk food advertisements on television. As kids are exposed to more and
more unhealthy diets, they get addicted. It is, however, important to retrain
your children's eating habits so that they seek healthy foods instead. Changing
to a balanced diet may have a huge impact on your child's growth,
encouraging them to eat well, think clearly, and control their emotions. The
quicker you begin introducing nice, healthy foods into a growing child, the
simpler it will be for them to maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle throughout
their lives. This advice or tips can help your children in wellness and give them
the best opportunity of growing up to be healthy.

For starters, parents can instill good eating habits in their children from an
early stage. This may be explained by the fact that children have a natural
taste for the meals they enjoy the most. The point is to provide attractive
nutritional selections at this early stage to encourage good eating habits. What
parents can do is, could include their children in grocery shopping and lunch
preparation. While doing that, they can teach their children about the benefits
of certain foods and ways to eat them more healthily. Similarly, parents should
prepare nutritious snacks for their children, such as a variety of fruits and
vegetables, as healthy beverages like pure fruit juice. In addition to that,
parents should be role models for their children. In this situation, being a role
model means that the parents don't make their children eat veggies
while they gorge on potato chips. By doing that, the
children will be misunderstood and unsatisfied
with that behavior.

If children are truly obsessed with junk food, parents can also make their own healthy junk
food alternatives. Junk food, as we all know, is unhealthy food that is high in sugar, harmful
fats, and calories while being weak in nutrition. Even yet, because junk food is appealing to
children, parents should aim to limit their children's fast-food consumption and, when they
do, select the healthiest options available. To put it another way, it calls to it as kid-friendly
junk food. It appears to be the same, yet there are significant differences in terms of health
and calories. Parents may also create yogurt or fresh fruit smoothies, similar to ice cream.
Instead of chocolate cookies, why not try vanilla wafers or fig bars and "Baked fries" are
French fries that have been cooked in the oven and lightly salted. As a result, the texture
was quite different, but it was still tasty and healthier.

CONCLUSION

Finally, parents can try a new meal for their children by making it fun, cutting it into unusual
shapes, or making a food collage using broccoli florets for trees and cauliflower for clouds.
Similarly, only offer one new food at mealtime, or bring in a new food when the children are
hungry. Moreover, parents should also serve healthy dishes alongside favorite places to increase
acceptability. Greens, for example, can be added to their favorite soup. The most important thing
is parents should be aware of their children's weight and encourage them to participate in
activities, such as throwing a ball, cycling, skating, or swimming. To sum up, the early you
reprogram your children's dietary habits to seek healthier foods rather than junk food, the better.
It may also be easier and benefits than you expect. So, why not as a parents try this advice or
tips that can help your children the best chance of becoming well-balanced adults.

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that's all from me, thank you and bye !!