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Seven
Simple Steps To Get Your Kids To Eat Healthier
by Moss Greene
1.
Learn to enjoy eating healthy yourself.
Example is, hands down, the best teacher. Training
yourself to like eating healthy will also give you
the confidence to guide your children on the same
path.
2.
Curb their taste for processed sugars.
Sugar keeps your kids on an emotional roller coaster,
causes disagreeable behavior and continually sets
off cravings for more and more sugar. Never offer
sweets as a reward or bribe.
3.
Teach them to like pure water.
Children need liquids, but they don't need calorie
laden, high sugar colas and juices. Clear water leaves
room for good food.
4.
Substitute whole grains for the processed ones.
Whole grain breads (especially sprouted ones), brown
rice and whole wheat pastas should be your grains
of choice. You may have to start with half and half
and keep adding more of the good stuff until you eventually
reach 100% whole grains.
5.
Eliminate random snacking.
If your kids are full when they get to the table,
they won't want the good foods you fix. Make sure
they're hungry enough to eat what's put in front of
them.
6.
Help them learn to like nutritious fruits and vegetables.
Carrots and apples only taste sweet to children who
don't eat a lot of sugar. Serve vegetables when children
are hungry and fresh fruit for dessert.
7.
Offer only good healthy choices.
Don't give them anything but nutritious foods. If
their only choice is a tuna sandwich or natural peanut
butter and unsweetened apple butter on whole grain
bread, they'll eventually choose one of your healthy
offerings.
Moss
Greene is the Nutrition Host at Bellaonline.com. Visit
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