Seven Simple Steps To Get Your Kids To Eat Healthier
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.
