Thursday, November 7, 2013

Kids Eating Healthy




Fast food is a big part of modern life these days,



making it very hard to teach a child how he or she



should eat healthy. The cheapest and easiest foods



are those that are normally the least healthy. If



you give your child the choice between healthy food



and junk food, you normally won't like the results.





Even though it isn't possible to get a child to like



all healthy foods, there are some ways to get your



child to try and hopefully like at least a few of



them. You can be as creative as you like, as getting



kids to eat healthy foods can be a little harder than



you may think.





- Sneak the healthy food in. Even though it would



be great if your kid understood the importance of



fruits and vegetables, this isn't always possible.



If you can't get them to eat good food willingly,



there are ways to sneak them in, such as making



muffins out of bananas or apples, or pizza with



spinach on it.





- Call fruits and vegetables by funny names. You



can refer to broccoli as "trees", making them



more fun to eat. There are many different names



you can call fruits and vegetables, even making up



your own if you prefer. Most kids prefer to eat



foods that sound fun.





- Make the foods taste better. Ranch dressing is



great for broccoli, while peanut butter is a great



topping for celery. There are several combinations



for vegetables that can make them taste much



better. You can let your child pick a topping



for a vegetable, even if it's something you wouldn't



normally like yourself.





- Dress the vegetables up. Just as much as calling



them names help kids eat healthy foods, making them



look funny also helps. You can do this by making



funny designs on the plate, or setting them up to



look like people. Although some parents don't like



their kids playing with their food, sometimes it



helps to get them to eat healthier.





There are several ways to make your kids eat



healthier, but to make them enjoy it also has to



be fun as well. This isn't always an easy task,



because kids normally don't like foods that are



good for them. It can however, be done with a bit



of creativity. Hopefully, doing this will help



your child develop a love of healthy foods for the


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