| Help you and your kid's follow the food pyramid | | | | FoodGet your child active in helping prepare lunch |
| by avoiding fast food and unhealthy food | | | | or dinner. Let them set the table and prepare the |
| choices.With the fast food restaurant down the | | | | food for cooking. This will give them a sense of |
| street, it can be a tempting convenience, but an | | | | accomplishment and hopefully will give them the |
| unhealthy food choice for your family. It is getting | | | | incentive to eat at the table. Mixing great flavor |
| harder and harder to please families with | | | | and color into your meals will get the kid's excited. |
| whatever type of meals you cook. Even packing | | | | We suggest trying "Make-Your-Own" Taco Kit, |
| lunches can be a struggle - the fruit and veggies | | | | which gives kid's their own hands on food |
| get thrown out, while all that's left of the | | | | experimenting. Forcing kid's to eat their food is |
| chocolate treat is the wrapper. Here, we give you | | | | not the answer either. I have found that lots of |
| tips on following the food pyramid, cutting down | | | | children's eating habits are from habit and |
| on sweets and giving your kids healthy food tips | | | | conditioning, too. Just imagine the nutritional impact |
| for life.The Food PyramidThe food pyramid is a | | | | you will be showing your child by eating healthy |
| recommended guide to how many different food | | | | yourself.Set a Limit to the Junk FoodAllowing your |
| groups should be consumed each day. Many | | | | child to eat the odd chip bag or chocolate bag is |
| people and parents do not even know the proper | | | | okay. They are most likely not to complain or |
| amount of servings they should feed their kid's. | | | | throw tantrums as much. Remember, always give |
| As concerned parents, your child should follow this | | | | them small portions of junk food. Tell your |
| food guide for healthy eating:Dairy: 2-3 servings | | | | children that sugars can be found naturally in fruit. |
| Meat: 2-3 servings | | | | A great snack idea is to chop up the child's |
| Fruit: 2-4 servings | | | | favorite fruit into a bowl of milk. Sprinkle a tiny bit |
| Vegetables: 3-5 servings | | | | of sugar over and eat with a spoon. Replace |
| Grain: 6 to 11 servingsSpice It UpA long time ago, | | | | potato chips with trail mix, peanuts, popcorn or |
| healthy eating was dreaded at the dinner table. | | | | pretzels. Chop up veggies and serve with dip. |
| Thanks to new food inventions and creative new | | | | There are many optional ideas that the kid's will |
| chef's, new seasonings and flavors can be added | | | | love.There are some nights in people's hectic life's |
| to almost any food recipe. Adding extra seasoning | | | | when there is absolutely no time to cook dinner. |
| to bland food can make a huge difference with | | | | This is when fast food comes in. Although fast |
| cooking healthy recipes for your children. Also, | | | | food is fast, the food doesn't usually come with it. |
| kid's love fun and different recipes. Plain peanut | | | | Try a healthier food stop such as Subway, |
| butter and jelly sandwiches aren't as appealing as | | | | Extreme Pita or Tim Horton's. If you end up in |
| sandwiches cut into little animals or shapes. Let | | | | McDonald's, order small proportions. Keeping these |
| your creative and imagination flow when cooking | | | | trips to a minimum can help you enjoy at least |
| for your kids!Getting Your Kid's To Eat The | | | | one small fries. Savor and enjoy every last bite. |