Infant feeding, tips for our children to grow up healthy and strong
It is very important that our children follow a complete and balanced diet with all the necessary nutrients to grow up healthy.
Parents always want the best for their children and health is the most important thing to them. Therefore, people caring for a growing child should take into account that food is the basis for them to grow up healthy and strong. The right foods will help our children to have bones with adequate consistency that will allow them to grow properly, will give them the energy they need to face the day and, in addition, will help them maintain their ideal weight.
Unfortunately, these days parents don’t have as much time to cook and some seem to have neglected their children’s diet. However, by doing this we endanger the well-being of our little ones and a poor diet during childhood can have very negative effects both in the short and long term. At PregDream we tell you which are the foods that will make your children grow up healthy and strong and which are those that you should avoid.
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THE BEST FOODS FOR CHILDREN
To start the day, the little ones in the house should have a bowl of cereal with milk. Preferably those cereals without chocolate or added sugars , but if they have a little of both ingredients it is not a big problem either. Milk is well known for helping to strengthen the bones of growing children while being a great source of calcium . Cereals are rich in fiber and vitamins, so this breakfast will be the perfect combination for the child to have strength and energy to face a new day at school or at games.
In the middle of the morning, at school, you should eat a sandwich of a hand or so of loaf bread or two slices of sliced bread. It is preferable to give the sliced bread to younger children who have difficulty chewing or if they have lost teeth. If you have no problem eating well, then loaf bread is better . With age, the size of the sandwich can grow, but keep in mind that if you eat bread in the morning you should not eat more throughout the day.
Infant feeding is a little more flexible than that of adults, since the little ones burn more energy during the day , but parents should bear in mind that, like any adult, if the little one eats in excess they will get fat and that will not it will be suitable for all children. The overweight in children ‘s age is very dangerous, because it can not only affect the growth of the child, but can bring many more diseases. To eat, then, the most appropriate thing is for the child to have a balanced diet. Parents can make a food table with which they will cook every day so that everyone at home has a healthy and balanced diet.
Thus, to eat the children will alternate vegetables with carbohydrates (such as pasta and rice). Second they should eat a piece of meat or fish also alternately. It may be difficult for the child to want to eat certain foods, but parents should teach him to eat everything and not just what he likes . This is not only so that the little one has a good education and does not disgust anything, but because if we do not instill the habit of eating everything, it is likely that when they grow up they will continue to have an unbalanced diet and end up being overweight or other problems of health .
That is why infant feeding is so important. Not only do you make sure that your little one grows healthy and strong, but you also create the habit of eating balanced meals for life and that will have many benefits for him. The snack can be sweet twice a week, but preferably it is better to make another small snack (as long as you do not eat too much bread all day) or a piece of fruit.
Finally, dinner should be light. Some vegetables with a piece of fish or maybe an omelette with a salad.
FOODS TO AVOID
Children are children and they like to eat chocolate and other sweets. As parents we cannot constantly deprive them of these foods in their infant feeding, but we must learn to ration them . They are not aware that these types of foods are bad for their health and growth, they simply know that they like them and could eat them all the time.
There are many parents who, by not fighting with their children, let them eat only what they like. Others say they do not have time to cook and base their children’s diet on popcorn, pastries or frozen meals. Unfortunately, most of these children end up suffering from obesity or other health problems that could have been remedied with a balanced diet, such as the one we advised previously.
Thus, for children to grow up healthy and strong, they must eat balanced meals. They can be allowed to eat chocolate, pastries and sweets on time, as well as carbonated and sugary drinks. If we limit their access to these foods when they can eat them they will feel very happy and will recognize them as a reward . At the same time, they will be aware that these types of food are not for every day, but for special occasions if they want to grow up and be the healthiest and strongest children in the class.
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.