| Childhood obesity is on the rise and with all the | | | | If children can help you make this smoothies they will |
| childhood obesity statistics showing this trend on the | | | | definitely drink it. It is colorful and full of good |
| rise. Parents are still not doing the right thing to avoid | | | | nutrition, make sure the yogurt is plain to avoid the |
| childhood obesity. | | | | risk of adding excess calories. |
| I am a parent and as much as I want to love my | | | | Small cut vegetables with a yogurt dip. |
| children I do not want to spoil them with food that | | | | Children love dips and if you can give them a mildly |
| will increase their risk of childhood obesity. | | | | sweetened yogurt.They will almost eat all the |
| The one easy way to make children overweight and | | | | vegetables given to them. It is an easy trick that I |
| have them suffer from obesity is to feed them | | | | use with my children all the time and it works. They |
| unhealthy snacks. Examples of quick fix unhealthy | | | | stay full for a very long time and will not be craving |
| snacks are; soda, cookies, high fructose corn syrup | | | | for cookies. |
| filled juices and candies. | | | | If they ask for something to drink at snack time, |
| Snacking is one of the ways kids use to replenish | | | | instead of juice give them milk. They will get calcium |
| energy in their bodies. The best thing to do as | | | | and they will stay full for a very long time compared |
| parents, is to make sure we replenish their bodies | | | | to the times you give them juice. It will also help |
| with healthy snack alternatives. If they have | | | | them lose weight. |
| unhealthy snacks, even if they eat healthy food for | | | | These are simple and yet effective easy to have |
| dinner they have already packed excess calories in | | | | your children full with healthy choices. If you can |
| their body. | | | | avoid the cookies, soda and candy you are lowering |
| The following are some snack options that are | | | | the risk of these children suffering from childhood |
| colorful and attractive to the young ones an will help | | | | obesity that is usually hard to deal with compared to |
| reduce their risk of childhood obesity. | | | | adult obesity. |
| Strawberry and yogurt smoothie. | | | | |