| Maintaining a balanced healthy diet for kids is of | | | | play to find ways to promote a balanced healthy diet |
| paramount importance in today's world of | | | | for kids, which is both nutritious and attractive. A |
| overabundance of fast food, television and | | | | heap of greens on a plate is far from appealing and |
| computers. There is a serious problem of obesity in | | | | of course your kid is not going to want to eat it! The |
| children the world over, as more children give up | | | | internet is filled with recipes for new ideas to make |
| active outdoor activities to sit in front to televisions | | | | dishes more nutritious and balanced with vegetables |
| and computers. The easy availability of fast food, | | | | and even fruits. A macaroni and cheese diet is easy |
| soft drinks and microwave meals does not help | | | | to throw together and will fill your child up but will it |
| either. The backlash from obesity comes in the form | | | | provide the nutrition needed? |
| of medical and psychological hazards that are putting | | | | Team up with the mother's in your child's play group |
| our children at risk! | | | | to trade ideas on how to get children to eat the |
| As parents we have a responsibility towards | | | | food that is good for them, trade recipes and plan |
| maintaining a balanced healthy diet for kids to help | | | | play activities. What you need to be aware of is that |
| prevent childhood obesity. To do this the parent | | | | simply eating right is not enough; your child needs an |
| needs to ensure that the child consumes foods that | | | | active lifestyle as well. You can also balance diet by |
| will provide nutrition and help maintain a healthy | | | | ensuring that the appropriate amount of physical |
| weight. Beverages can also greatly increase calorie | | | | activity is engaged in to strengthen bones, reduce |
| intake, so it is best to try to limit the amount of soft | | | | blood pressure and stress and help with weight |
| drinks consumed and promote water as a healthier | | | | management. |
| alternative. | | | | You have to be firm and remove all those calorie rich |
| Parents are encouraged to find new and interesting | | | | temptations from your fridge. If children see ice |
| recipes and to make foods that provide nutrition and | | | | cream and chocolate and all those yummy things |
| the right amount of calories as attractive and | | | | every time they stick their heads in the fridge, how |
| appealing as possible. Some of the healthy foods on | | | | much resistance do you think there will be to the |
| the food pyramid include: fruits, vegetables, whole | | | | temptation to gorge? A very good idea for a dessert |
| grain products, low fat dairy products, lean meats, | | | | is yoghurt filled with fruit; peaches, berries, mango in |
| fish, poultry, beans and lentils. You can reduce portion | | | | yoghurt make for a naturally sweet dessert that is |
| sizes so that they are reasonable instead of unlimited, | | | | really enjoyable. |
| and pour out water for your family as an alternative | | | | Ensuring a balanced healthy diet for kids is every |
| to unhealthy soft drinks. The consumption of refined | | | | parent's responsibility and one that needs to be |
| sugar and saturated fats should be controlled. | | | | taken very seriously. |
| Parents will need to bring all of their ingenuity into | | | | |