I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day and did not over eat, but if you did, go to the gym or take a 30 min walk every day and watch your calories.
Well over eating is not over. The holiday season is upon us and that means food wherever you go, or whomever you visit. You not only have to watch yourself, but your children as well.
Children have the instinctive ability to regulate they food intake
To meet their needs. Do not force your children’s to clean the plate, or bribe them with desert to finish their meal. I did it when my children are where small and boy was I wrong.
Here are some tips I learned since they were small and applied to my grandchildren’s. It may be helpful to you as well.
Never use food for reward, instead reward desired behaviour with praise. Extra attention and privileges.
Do not impose strict food rules to avoid rebellious eating when the child is away from home. Don’t say that one food is good, other is bad. Rather teach them that some food is healthier than other is. Teach them the balance for eating for nourishment and enjoyment. To help this process provide a variety of healthy delicious choice for snakes and meals. After a while if you keep doing it becomes part of a healthy life style. Include fresh or dried fruits and vegetable with low fat dips, low fat cheese, and peanut butter. Whole grain bread or crackers. Yogurt whole fruit ice pops, granola bars.
A healthy breakfast is a good way to start a day and it will greatly improve their performance in school. Don’t underestimate the importance of breakfast. For me it is my most important mealtime.
Include protein and whole grain for energy and nourishment, also encourage drinking water and low fat milk instead of sugary sodas or sport drinks
For high fibber promote whole wheat and multigrain breads, brown rice, whole-wheat pasta.
Include your child in meal planning and do the shopping together if you can. Earlier you start better chance you have to turn all this hard work into a healthy lifestyle.
Well over eating is not over. The holiday season is upon us and that means food wherever you go, or whomever you visit. You not only have to watch yourself, but your children as well.
Children have the instinctive ability to regulate they food intake
To meet their needs. Do not force your children’s to clean the plate, or bribe them with desert to finish their meal. I did it when my children are where small and boy was I wrong.
Here are some tips I learned since they were small and applied to my grandchildren’s. It may be helpful to you as well.
Never use food for reward, instead reward desired behaviour with praise. Extra attention and privileges.
Do not impose strict food rules to avoid rebellious eating when the child is away from home. Don’t say that one food is good, other is bad. Rather teach them that some food is healthier than other is. Teach them the balance for eating for nourishment and enjoyment. To help this process provide a variety of healthy delicious choice for snakes and meals. After a while if you keep doing it becomes part of a healthy life style. Include fresh or dried fruits and vegetable with low fat dips, low fat cheese, and peanut butter. Whole grain bread or crackers. Yogurt whole fruit ice pops, granola bars.
A healthy breakfast is a good way to start a day and it will greatly improve their performance in school. Don’t underestimate the importance of breakfast. For me it is my most important mealtime.
Include protein and whole grain for energy and nourishment, also encourage drinking water and low fat milk instead of sugary sodas or sport drinks
For high fibber promote whole wheat and multigrain breads, brown rice, whole-wheat pasta.
Include your child in meal planning and do the shopping together if you can. Earlier you start better chance you have to turn all this hard work into a healthy lifestyle.
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