Healthy Living | 19
AVOIDING
CHILDHOOD
WITH ALL THE TEMPTATION AROUND THESE DAYS, IT MIGHT SEEM IMPOSSIBLE TO
OBESITY
MONITOR YOUR CHILD’S FOOD INTAKE, BUT IT HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT TO
DO SO. TRY THESE TIPS TO KEEP YOUR CHILD HEALTHY AND HAPPY.
hildren are gaining overweight child can also cause unhealthy choices become bad habits.
more weight than ever psychological distress. Other children When you pass on healthy habits to
C before. Research shows can be cruel about appearance, which your kids, it’s important to practice
an increasing number are being may affect confi dence and self- what you preach. Just telling your kids
classifi ed as overweight and even esteem. This could lead to isolation what to do won’t work — they need to
obese. Children are eating too and childhood depression. see you adopting healthy behaviors,
many high-fat, high-sugar foods too. So pay attention to the kinds of
and notspending enough time Part of the responsibility of being a food you buy, limit the amount of junk
being physically active. Weight parent is to teach your children how to food in the house, and have plenty of
problems that develop during lead healthy lives both now and when fresh fruits and vegetables available.
childhood can lead to illnesses they are adults. The best time to start Be aware that even low-fat foods may
such as cancer, heart disease and teaching children how to live a healthy include unwanted ingredients, such as
diabetes later in life. And being an lifestyle is when they’re young, before added sugar.
10 tips for a healthy child
check portion sizes make physical activity
Remember, children don’t part of the routine
1 need to eat as much as 4 Take a walk, go swimming or
adults, so use appropriate servings. go for a bike ride together. Children
Children have smaller stomachs so should have 60 minutes or more
they need to eat small, nutrient- of some form of physical activity
rich snacks often. each day. Encourage your children
to participate in extracurricular
serve healthy foods activities to get them out of the
Children get bored easily, so house and away from the TV and
2 always have lots of different video games.
kinds of healthy foods and snacks
on hand. don’t give in
You may be frustrated because
disguise fruits and veggies 5 your child always refuses new
Blend tomatoes and zucchini foods and asks for the same two or
3 together to make a tomato three foods at every meal, but don’t let
sauce, or mash carrots with potatoes. yourself fall into that trap. Say no, and
Cut up bite size pieces of fruit and let them go play. They will probably
thread onto a straw or skewer, or come back to the table when they’re
blend berries and other fruits to hungry. At that point they may be more
make popsicles and smoothies. likely to eat whatever you are serving.
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