The Importance of Healthy Foods and Healthy Eating Habits for Children - Many parents feel having trouble with healthy foods and healthy eating habits in their children. Not all children like healthy foods. Often we find a child who will not eat vegetables, fruits, or fish. Avoid giving unhealthy foods like junk food.
Psychologically, eating behavior arises because children imitate the eating habits of other family members. As the process of learning, healthy eating habits provide many benefits to children, including self-confidence.
The Importance of Healthy Foods and Healthy Eating Habits for Children
By Emma Arsanti
Mar 15, 2010 - 11:48:04 AM
Many parents feel having trouble with healthy foods and
healthy eating habits in their children. Not all children like healthy foods.
Often we find a child who will not eat vegetables, fruits, or fish. Actually,
the first must be recognized by the parents is that parents need to adjust the
amount of nutrients that are consumed by their children for nutritional needs
of each child is different. There are at least minimum standards that must be
consumed for the child is fat, protein and carbohydrates. These nutrients can
be obtained from the variety of foods consumed. Fat consumption to 30% of the
total energy in a day is needed to absorb important vitamins such as A, D, E,
and K. Parents should not be afraid to give fat intake in children
as long as the recommended portion. This is because children are individuals
who are still growing physically and emotionally so that required different
types of food composition.
Parents are expected to avoid the habit of unhealthy eating.
Avoid giving unhealthy foods like junk food. In addition to the cooking process
is not well cooked, junk food has a high salt content and various other
chemicals such as preservatives, colorings, and artificial sweeteners. In fact,
the habit of eating unhealthy foods has the potential to cause serious diseases
such as cancer, obesity, cholesterol, stroke, gout, allergies or diabetes.
Establishing healthy eating to children, introduces healthy foods, as well
as teaches children to make healthy food, indirectly create richer insight into
the child. He knew what healthy foods to choose and where unhealthy foods to
avoid
Healthy Eating Habits for
Children, What should parent do?
Psychologically, eating behavior arises because children
imitate the eating habits of other family members. For example, parents who
like sweet foods will make the children fan of sweet foods as well. Habits of
parents wash their hands before eating; will also be imitated by children.
In providing optimal nutrition for children, the mother of
creativity is required. Therefore, mothers should adjust the intake of good
nutrition for children, including quite understand how to deal with children
when they do not want to eat.
As the process of learning, healthy eating habits provide many benefits to
children, including self-confidence. Since childhood, children begin to learn
to hold his own spoon, scoop the food, and sat in his chair (each time to be
fed). Provide opportunities to the preschoolers to determine or choose the
desired own food. At school age, cooking activities will also enhance
self-esteem of children. Children become more proud when they can make their
own healthy food. Also parents should also be more creative in serving healthy
food for children.
What used to eat children today, will determine future health. Because of
that, make it a habit to create healthy eating habits and give children a
nutritious meal. Teach children to avoid unhealthy foods. Get used to read the
composition of foods listed on the packaging. This can also be taught to
children of school age, when he bought his own food that will consume.
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