Hello Everyone, This is a long one – But important for all who are serious about child care. In this blog, I will focus on what proper nutrition for children means to us.
Everyone wants their child to feel good and healthy. To thrive both physically and mentally. What your child has eaten today will have an effect on their health, both now and in the future. And maybe you have heard that “what we eat affects us”.
Let’s start with a story
Once there was a little girl, she liked toffee and chocolate very much. Now all the relatives of that girl and the family member knew, that girl loves chocolates and toffees. Whenever a relative comes to her house, he/she would bring her chocolates. And still bring;)
(It happens that if a child cries then the parents give him his favorite thing.) Her parents also used to do something similar and gave her chocolate every time she cried.
What happened to that girl after a few years?
All her teeth that were coming new got worms. That little girl had a lot of pain in her teeth. Trust me because that girl was me.My teeth are still bad and it’s been for a lifetime that if I eat something sweet, my teeth get pained.
You must have understood from this story that if we are giving something to the child, it can affect its lifetime (good as well as bad)
ABC FOR CHILD NUTRITION
“A” Active play
▪︎Physical activity helps develop a sense of well being and confidence.
▪︎It improves the digestive system of your child.
▪︎It helps him absorb all the necessary nutrients acquired from outside meals.
“B” Staying Basic
▪︎Feeding your toddler what you eat cannot be possible. hence there has to be a separate diet chart for your toddler.
▪︎Feeding him on many intervals is considered healthy than feeding him on a larger interval.
▪︎Adding extra salt, spice or sugar will harm.
▪︎Keep all the meals simple and form a variety of sources.
“C” Vitamin c
▪︎Vitamin C acts as an antioxidant that the body utilizes to keep our immune system healthy and active.
▪︎Since kids are more prone to common cold and flu, it becomes essential to have an extra source from outside through food to have a stronger immune system.
▪︎Vitamin C is considered safe when ingested from fruits and vegetables.
Do you know, you can also help your children be happier through healthy eating?
What do you have to do if you are giving food to the child, then decorate it a little and give it. Make it something new once a week and it should be healthy. And if the child is eating and dropping himself/herself, then let him/her eat as he/she is eating.
Good nutrition is a prerequisite for good health. Please realize every child is different, they will react differently to foods( even from day to day) and they will have personal favorites and things that they dislike, and that is okay. Never force a child to eat. Just try later and if not, save it for another day.