"Healthy mind in a healthy body".This holds true to each and every individual.The declining nutritional status of the children is for 2 reasons.Lack of knowledge about the nutritional requirement of the child and Secondly because of Childs ignorance.So better late than never.
Most of us realize that children are always ready to eat out and ignore home cooked food. OR usually children don’t eat.Have you tried to understand why? It is for the simple reason that home cooked food is not as fascinating and attractive as outside .
Most of us tend to focus less on child’s eating habits and that leads to unhealthy eating habbits for lifetime.
With Increasing Knowledge sharing attitude parents are parents are getting conscious about this, there has arrived a necessity to remind them yet again about the significance of Nutrition which is Growth of the child, immunity booster and inculcating good eating habits which is carried forward for lifetime.
So here are some basic guidelines for the Health and Nutrition of children
• Dine together- Children would love to have at least their dinner with the whole family. This generates interest and they learn healthy eating from elders.
• Minced with spices- Although you’re providing the child with vegetables, meat, eggs, fish that contain essential nutrients, garnish them with a pinch of spices so that it turns out tasty. Spices indeed favors digestion
• Go Green- Green leafy vegetables ,cabbage, spinach, beans, ladyfinger are rich in fibers and proteins and help relieve constipation
• Milky way- Milk products like skimmed milk, cheese, butter , yoghurt are excellent calcium compounds so introduce them in their daily diet
• Assorted colors –Always prepare attractive plate could contain variety colored Veggies and fruits or some different combination just make it more attractive for kids
• Diversify Meals- Sort out little time and plan menu for them beforehand .Even with Interesting Names they tend to eat .try less repetitions the menu which seems boring for the child. Plan a different diet everyday
• Breakfast like king- Never entertain the kid to skip a breakfast. Starting the day with empty stomach is not advised
• Fruit plate- Fresh fruits like grapes, papaya, mango, banana are good antioxidants, help in nourishment. Encourage them to have them in natural form rather than crushing them into a juice.
• Saladifying- raw vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals so add them onto the menu
• Plentiful water- having liters of water serves absorption of essential nutrients
