Today unfortunately millions of children suffer from overweight/obesity. Yours likely does too. Read on to discover what you can do to solve the problem.
According to 2008 statistics by World Health Organisation over than 22 million children under the age of 5 are affected by obesity/overweight.
Why do children tend to gain weight more than before?
Perhaps their parents do not have enough knowledge about healthy eating tips to teach their children? Perhaps, they do know, but they cannot make their toddlers/children prevent unhealthy eating habits.
How can I keep my child from eating processed or fast foods, such as hamburger, chips, and so on?
The first important moment you should pay attention to is teaching your child healthy eating habits even from their first year. In this case, it will be much easier to achieve what you want and expect from them.
Here are 3 important healthy eating habits to prevent your child from obesity:
1. Try to keep your child from too much consuming bread, especially which you buy at stores.
One of the main reasons of obesity in children is eating too much bread.
But if he/she likes bread, then it would be better, if you could bake it from natural ingredients at home. Here is the recipe: whole grain + water + even germinating wheat. You may also add seedless grapes, dried apricots, etc. to make bread more tasteful and useful. Try not to add ingredients salt and/or sugar.
2. Always give your toddler healthy finger food.
Babies/Toddlers are always looking for something to put into their mouth. Some parents give their children various unhealthy foods to chew, for example butter-breads, bread, or fried potatoes, chicken and on.
First, try not to give any fried foods to your toddlers, as they are not rich in necessary nutrients after being fried for a while. It’d better to give them only baked/cooked foods.
Secondly, get your children eat more and more raw fruit and vegetables. Let them have a snack of such natural foods several times a day. For example, you may give them slices of banana, apple, or slightly cooked carrot, potato, beans, peas, etc.
3. Give your children sour milk before sleeping.
Pay attention especially to their meal they eat before going to bed. It is not recommended to feed them with high-calorie foods, such as meat, high fat cheese, etc. Instead, you may give them a bowl of sour milk added with fresh fruits and some curds.
In this way, your baby will get all the necessary nutrients his/her body needs and at the same time will sleep well, as sour milk has a calming effect.
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