Your Child's Health

Children and thier eating habits
Children differ from each other when it comes to eating behavior. Some of them eat (food) fast and greedily and others eat very few food, and they are both wrong.
Eating balanced food is the correct way, and I'm giving the responsibility here to mums to watch out thier children's health.
I know it is difficult to control the appetite of your child but at least try to lure them and make for them a desirable dish like fruit Salad with cream or Spaghetti.
Remember when you eat healthy food your kids will imitate you. so you have to avoid junk foods and drinks as much as you can. So, be a role model for your kid's sake.



Some examples of bad habits
# Watching TV while eating  food without any awareness of that bad habit which causes obesity  among those children.
# Laziness and not doing any exercise or any activities.
# Eating lots of sweets, Chips and Chocolate.
# Relying on fast food as a main meal for kids.
# Drinking soda during the meal.







Here are some tips for you child


1) Put up a poster on the wall shows the food pyramid and encourage the child to follow the guidelines.
or give the kid a coloring book so he can enjoy more the food pyramid.


2) Let your child learn all about food requirements and what to eat from each food group.
3) Let your child be involved in making the meal.
4) Focus on how much you kid eat and watch his/her intake calories.
5) Let your kid be involved in fiscal activity to keep him/her in a healthier weight.
6) Make a worksheet for your kids so they can track their food choices that match up to dietary recommendations.
7) Follow the whole progress by tracking your kid's food intake and physical activity.



Nutrition education games


I have some fun fun nutrition education games here
http://handntips.blogspot.com/p/healthy-kids.html



Vist this site
http://www.nourishinteractive.com/






Posters and  coloring books
For posters and  coloring books you can see more on
http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/






Here is the poster.






The coloring book

Here is the worksheet

click on the image to make it bigger.

    

  Search these links for more information:

• Blast Off Game
• http://www.superkidsnutrition.com/ 
• http://www.foodtimeline.org/
• http://kidshealth.org/kid/
• http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids/main.asp
• http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/educators/main.asp
• http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/
• http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/
• http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/body/foodsmarts/

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