| It is quite natural for any child to dislike new kind of | | | | hearted conversations about the day, etc. |
| food right away. It may take 10 or more tries getting a | | | | - Activities like shopping for food and preparing meals |
| child to accept a new food. It is essential for parents to | | | | are fun time for children. Both, parents and children |
| behave patiently if you want your child to eat right and | | | | learn about each other's food preferences and enjoy |
| healthy. For overall growth and development, parents | | | | the time spent together. |
| should offer kids foods from each of the food group. | | | | - Eating meals and watching TV at same time makes |
| Pay Attention Towards Your habbit,Visit | | | | it difficult to pay attention to the hunger and may lead |
| Some ways to develop your child's healthy approach | | | | to overeating. |
| towards eating | | | | - Sending children to bed without eating food may give |
| - Cut down on the amount of fat in your family's diet. | | | | them the impression that they will have to go hungry. |
| Include low fat dairy products, lean meat, fat free | | | | So they may try to eat whenever they get a chance. |
| cereals or breads. | | | | Avoid using food as punishment. |
| - Avoid restricting sweets or desserts. Fat, salt, sugar | | | | - If your kid is having lunch at school, find out more |
| have a moderate place in our diet. Don't curb them | | | | about the lunch program. If you pack your child's food |
| completely. Just teach your child to take small portions | | | | include variety of foods. While dining out, pick healthier |
| of it. | | | | items. |
| - Make or keep wide variety of healthy foods ready | | | | - If you as parents eat healthy nutritious food, your |
| at home to be eaten as snacks. Do allow occasional | | | | child tends to learn and pick up similar eating habits. Set |
| indulgence of chips, colas and cookies. | | | | a good example by eating variety of nutritious foods |
| - Eating slowly helps to detect hunger and fullness | | | | and snacks. Teaching your child healthy eating |
| better. Encourage your child to eat slowly. | | | | practices early in life will help develop an approach to |
| - Eating meals together with family helps children. Meal | | | | eating food with right attitude. |
| time with family can be pleasant with free flowing, light | | | | |