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| charset=utf-8"> | | | | Healthy Eating Habits for Children, What should parent |
| Many parents feel having trouble with healthy foods | | | | do? |
| and healthy eating habits in their children. Not all children | | | | Psychologically, eating behavior arises because children |
| like healthy foods. Often we find a child who will not | | | | imitate the eating habits of other family members. For |
| eat vegetables, fruits, or fish. Actually, the first must be | | | | example, parents who like sweet foods will make the |
| recognized by the parents is that parents need to | | | | children fan of sweet foods as well. Habits of parents |
| adjust the amount of nutrients that are consumed by | | | | wash their hands before eating; will also be imitated by |
| their children for nutritional needs of each child is | | | | children. |
| different. There are at least minimum standards that | | | | In providing optimal nutrition for children, the mother of |
| must be consumed for the child is fat, protein and | | | | creativity is required. Therefore, mothers should adjust |
| carbohydrates. These nutrients can be obtained from | | | | the intake of good nutrition for children, including quite |
| the variety of foods consumed. Fat consumption to | | | | understand how to deal with children when they do not |
| 30% of the total energy in a day is needed to absorb | | | | want to eat. |
| important vitamins such as A, D, E, and K. | | | | As the process of learning, healthy eating habits |
| Parents should not be afraid to give fat intake in | | | | provide many benefits to children, including |
| children as long as the recommended portion. This is | | | | self-confidence. Since childhood, children begin to learn |
| because children are individuals who are still growing | | | | to hold his own spoon, scoop the food, and sat in his |
| physically and emotionally so that required different | | | | chair (each time to be fed). Provide opportunities to the |
| types of food composition. | | | | preschoolers to determine or choose the desired own |
| Parents are expected to avoid the habit of unhealthy | | | | food. At school age, cooking activities will also enhance |
| eating. Avoid giving unhealthy foods like junk food. In | | | | self-esteem of children. Children become more proud |
| addition to the cooking process is not mature, junk | | | | when they can make their own healthy food. Also |
| food has a high salt content and various other | | | | parents should also be more creative in serving healthy |
| chemicals such as preservatives, colorings, and artificial | | | | food for children. |
| sweeteners. In fact, the habit of eating unhealthy foods | | | | What used to eat children today, will determine future |
| has the potential to cause serious diseases such as | | | | health. Because of that, make it a habit to create |
| cancer, obesity, cholesterol, stroke, gout, allergies or | | | | healthy eating habits and give children a nutritious meal. |
| diabetes. | | | | Teach children to avoid unhealthy foods. Get used to |
| Establishing healthy eating to children, introduces | | | | read the composition of foods listed on the packaging. |
| healthy foods, as well as teaches children to make | | | | This can also be taught to children of school age, |
| healthy food, indirectly create richer insight into the child. | | | | when he bought his own food that will consume. |
| He knew what healthy foods to choose and where | | | | |