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Kid's Nutrition - Easy Tips to Encourage Healthy Habits for Your Children

With the increasing percentage of children visiting doctors to treat illnesses , diseases and allergies , we must address some of the root causes of the basic problems for them. Their minds and bodies so young, this is the perfect time to start teaching them important life lessons in how to really take care of themselves , and health is the priority. After all , they learn what they know. Here are some simple steps to incorporate into your family's daily routine to begin to eradicate habits.

1) First, let's start with water. Every morning and throughout the day , to introduce a new habit simple: Start with water. The average adult body is composed of 70 % water. It is necessary to survive. It is necessary in every function of our body. Some of these functions include regulation of body temperature , humidification of the air we breathe, and helps the organs absorb nutrients and expel toxins and excess salts . It is one of the pillars of optimal health of all our cells need water . And most of us do not replace the amount lost daily because we have created the habit of doing . First thing in the morning when you wake up and the children come into the kitchen , it is customary to have at least one full glass of water. Throughout the day, take a glass before each meal and snack , and then one or two before bedtime. The association is easy, if you put something in your mouth , make sure you start with water. Try to work up to the amount of eight glasses a day .

2) Providing fresh fruits and vegetables are always convenient and accessible to children when it is time to have a snack or a meal. Make sure they learn that every time they eat something valuable in this group of foods that should be included. In addition , they should be taught to wash all fruits and vegetables before eating and to learn about poisons used in many cultures , we are exposed to market. Teach them the value of buying organic , our body does not get the greatest exposure to toxins that hinder and paralyze our body systems and functions .

3 ) Plan meals together and get that help prepare by having a list of tasks to be performed at each meal and make implementation tasks . For example : setting and clearing the table, and the selection and preparation of meals. Have them plan a list of healthy foods for the week. If a meal is chosen to spend the night, it will help them prepare and explain the process that you go and the nutritional content of each ingredient. Ask them to distribute food on the plates with appropriate portions for each food type. Teach them clean while preparing meals. And most importantly , make sure to praise everywhere. One of the greatest benefits to the preparation of a meal, is the pleasure of food can contribute to others , enjoy flavors as well as appreciation for the effort it took to create it .

4) Once you have chosen the meals for the week , you get to create a shopping list to meet their menus and take them to the grocery store . Teach the nutritional content of the items needed compared to other less nutritional value products in the store (eg , fresh produce used to prepare meals from scratch as opposed to canned ) . Show them how to read food labels and avoid dangerous substances . Teach the importance of choosing organic whole foods without additives , preservatives , genetically modified and hormone surge . Delicatessen and small markets may offer more specialized products health and sometimes the owners are happy to help in the teaching process .

5 ) Fear of new foods is almost universal in children. Encourage your child to try new foods small amounts at the beginning of a meal, when he / she is hungry . Children have more taste buds than adults and increased food flavors so be aware of it and enjoy. There is a reason liver and onions is in the menu selection for the elderly and a pool for children no . It's an acquired taste that we lose our sensitivity to the bitter taste of the liver. Offer small secondary sample new foods that adults enjoy stimulate children's natural curiosity . Never bribe or your child try a new food group, as almost always deletes the child's preference have been developed for food otherwise. If you do not like the taste of today, no matter . Appreciate your palette unique, but at the same time realize that develop a range of new flavors. You should try again at a later date . It is recommended to try in a month. And try the product in a different way , for example, they do not like tomatoes in a salad , cut into small pieces and put them in a sandwich with other flavors to mask a little. Work on this new flavor .

6) The use of non-food items to reward good behavior more often. Take a trip to the park or library instead of ice cream. When children rewards associated with junk food and unhealthy foods, is even more desirable to them . Moreover, the prohibition of a child eating a favorite food to aspire to more, too. In order to maintain a minimum amount of food "junk" (perhaps these chocolates Christmas special Father's Day or Valentine's Day ) , in an adult only be distributed as deemed necessary by the parent. They come to learn each time that they are actually a special occasional treat with little or no nutritional value , so you do not receive a regular basis.

Christel Douglas is a health nutrition consultant and holistic certified sports nutrition consultant . He is the founder and CEO of vitality Inc. refining and started a new blog website for the information of family health. The site is http://www.refindedvitality.com . She is an amazing mother of two boys and hands on experience is what has taken his passion for teaching holistic nutrition natural for customers hoping to bring a better understanding of families teaching children information not offered regularly . It has developed a brand new healthy habits back into the family home and offers practical teaching this system to their customers.

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