Archive for the ‘Nutrition Tips for Kids’ Category
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Properly, a mother must always be patient in feeding their children, because of eating not only makes children fulfilled their nutritional needs, but these activities can also be used as a learning experience for toddlers. At the time the child starts talking, eating activities can be used as a means for mothers to teach the concept of taste, expression of taste, color concepts, the concept of texture, the concept of number, and size concepts.
Patience by mothers in performing this activity can facilitate the process of eating and toddlers to develop their insight and knowledge. In terms of eating, the mother or caregiver to act as mediators to introduce various concepts and facts which met the child in his environment. An example is when feeding, the mother can provide information about what to eat, what it’s like, what color, how much, and so forth. Feeding techniques while learning can be done through a few tips:
- Arouse the attention and wants the child to react. Mother took the child to eat and give a sign that the meal has arrived. To attract the attention of children, maternal use of verbal and nonverbal expression, to enable the sensing of children. Mom then took the plate and let the kids hold eating utensils, food, and imitate what the mother said. She was also the name given food, taste, shape, texture, and tightens up with an expression of voice or expression. Repeat this several times.
- Giving praise and raise confidence and competence in children if the child is eating properly. Mothers should not be stingy praise for his son. For example, if he had spent one tablespoon of food, just the mother’s praise of their versatility. Especially when the food can be spent with the neat.
- Get children to plan all activities shall be taken, all actions have demonstrated that patterns of activity in preparing meals, children should also be involved, such as washing hands, preparing food, telling stories about what was done the mother, to clear the table after dinner activity is over. This is done many times, in order to form habits and a healthy diet.
- In order for the learning process becomes much easier and pleasant situation, the mother should also make eye contact with toddlers. In addition, mothers are advised to have a sense of empathy, would give the baby a chance to speak, trying to share a pleasant feeling, and follow what the initiatives and responses of children. Mother or child interactions during feeding intensively this remedy can be used as a means to improve the cognitive abilities of children.
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Saturday, July 24th, 2010
Kids are very difficult to eat vegetables. Besides the color of dark green vegetables, it also tends to weird in the mouth of the child. Whereas these vegetables are rich in vitamins and minerals they need in times of growth and development. For example, spinach contains many minerals iron, or calcium-rich greens and broccoli with vitamin A it. If kids want to eat vegetables, vitamins and minerals it needs fulfilled and Mother did not have to worry anymore.
In addition, many vegetables also contain fiber digestion is good for the little guy. If he is less fiber it can constipation and can lower the body’s immune system.
Use Tricks
Rejection of the child to eat vegetables began to introduce vegetables to her Mother. When the child had once refused then onwards he will try to get away. Thus vegetable consumption habits must start early precisely when he introduced solid foods (6-8 months).
But if the child had already rejected the Mother inevitably have to be creative to do tricks so that children continue to eat vegetables. Here are some ways that can be used mothers:
usually the child refuses vegetables because of the color and shape. Sports food and hide vegetables such as by slipping it in between the rice balls formed.
Build mood child as comfortable as possible. If a child in a comfortable atmosphere and happy mood he will tend to spend their food. Instead it will be rejected if the atmosphere is uncomfortable and forced.
- Encourage children to show creativity
Mother could take her to make food from vegetables. For example making fried croquettes with spinach content. Little will be eager to eat the food his creation.
Tips:
- Do not force the children eat vegetables. The more he will be increasingly forced to hate vegetables. Just Kreatifkan Mother tricks.
- Mother and her husband should also be pointed out to eat vegetables. Always provide menus vegetables at home and ate together. That way he can learn from the habits of their parents
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
We all know that milk good for growth and development of a person, including for our children. Various kinds of milk on the market have content in different content. As a parent who always wanted to give the best for the child, parents demanded to know the content of milk and choose which is best for him. Should consider before buying milk composition written on the packaging. Do not get stuck packaging or attractive prizes are offered.
Here are the types of milk on the market:
This is the best type of milk consumed. Because the milk is still new and the content of any natural sweetness without sugar supplement. However, so parents should consider how to cook them not to break so it remains delicious.
Powdered milk contains little water vapor. Milk is usually already equipped with this type of fat, protein and little sugar. Because the sugar content is usually not too many parents like to add sugar. Just add a little sugar to your baby likes to drink it.
From the name alone we can already see that it implies more sugar, about 30-40%. Fat and protein content is not too much. Milk of this kind can be said as to improve the energy-producing calories during activity.
Milk UHT (Ultra High Temperature) milk that is processed with high temperature 135 ° C or 275 ° F for 1-2 seconds to kill microorganisms in the milk so the taste and its contents are not damaged. A child over one year was allowed to consume this milk is recommended but not excessive. If you want to enjoy warm, do not be heated enough to be soaked in warm water.
For additional information, a sense that there are variations role in various types of milk did not reduce the nutrient content in it. So when is little to choose flavor according to taste go ahead.
Tips:
- If your son or daughter of obesity could provide a little more fluid milk so that not too much fat, especially for condensed milk.
- For children who have milk allergies, you should consult your doctor to choose what was right for her milk.
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
The rainy season is often associated with the seasonal outbreak of various diseases. Real changes in the rainy season is the occurrence of drastic weather changes, high relative humidity, wind blowing hard with the changing direction, temperature and humidity fluctuations are sharp, and there is a striking difference in temperature between day and night, forcing the body to adapt extra hard.
This condition, in addition to causing discomfort, also makes the body susceptible to disease. During this season, airways and gastrointestinal tract most microorganisms most esophageal disorders. Infectious diseases such as coughs, colds, sore stomach like diarrhea began infecting people, especially children, because their defense is not as strong as adults.
Conditions that do not fit your body will definitely invite more and more diseases are easily nested our body. So willing umbrella before the rain, by strengthening the immune system of course is the most effective prevention in order to avoid illness in the rainy season.
Strengthen the immune system really easy to do. Start by eating a balanced nutrition, regular exercise, adequate rest and maintaining cleanliness. During the rainy season would take extra effort so that the immune system works better. One thing to note during these disease-prone, try to provide enough time for rest and sleep for children.
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Sunday, July 18th, 2010
By the time children grow and develop from infants to toddlers, we often face the dilemma. Their nutritional needs increase, but instead decrease appetite. Obviously this is worrying, because we all know that food is essential for growth and development.
Hard time eating is normal part infancy. At this age, their growth is not as fast as a baby. Added weight also decreased. Plus, they also started to become active. They often can not be silent, let alone to eat. Ways to help them eat can vary but give them a “snack” healthy throughout the day is better than forcing them to eat three times a day on a regular basis with large portions.
Infants and children from ages 1-3 years old require about 1000-1300 calories per day. To meet this need, it’s better if we let them choose their own way of eating. What is important is that we prepare a healthy diet and appropriate for them. They often prefer to eat only one food a lot, and because this is normal, we better have a goal to give them a balanced nutritional meals per-week rather than per-day.
Another way is to give them something to eat at a table and chairs for children, where their feet do not have to rely on a chair hanging like an adult. Maybe sitting at a table and chairs for children are not comfortable for us, but for the small, they would prefer to eat if their feet could hit the floor and they felt they could control their dinner table.
Also, give them food with small portions. At the age of the children, they have not been able to eat normal portions like we are adults. We can also ask his brother, or older friends to eat with them. Toddlers want to imitate the older kids and when he saw a friend or sister to eat, he would be interested in eating well.
They can also be asked to menyicipi at least one or two bites of food. In this way, without forcing, they can try on different types of food so we know what food they prefer. However, make sure the foods that we provide is healthy food, like vegetables and fruits instead of sugary snacks that high can damage their body organ development.
And of course, to ensure adequate nutritional needs of children in times of trouble eat this, complete with giving them two to three glasses of milk a nutritious complete and balanced. With this, we meet nutritional needs but without making them increasingly refusing food because it felt too forced.
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Friday, February 12th, 2010
Parents should eat their children on time, even snacks, so that their children have the habit of eating regularly. This can be done to get the habit of eating together at the table. This activity also teaches children to eat healthy foods and improve the interaction between family members. There are several tips:
- See always eats well. When she refused to eat certain foods, try a manner that the dining table and show how good food without sending children to try to serve, can stimulate curiosity.
- Get a bit heavy. In children, especially 2-3 years, little children, to show their independence, when all who ordered him to answer: “No,” the answer to feeling neutral or slightly difficult to obtain, Children are challenged and had to decide for yourself.
- Note the child’s hunger and satiety. Do not force children to spend a lot of food if they feel full. To control for children who eat too much, tell him to start eating smaller portions, then the second rule if still hungry.
- Keep children are used with food “unknown”. Eating while watching TV makes children does not recognize the signal of satiety to the body. Is important that children eat at the table.
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Saturday, September 19th, 2009
Each parent has food to the wishes of the child to identify a physical or mental stress. If hunger because the child is not in a short period of time long, ate, the fair is. However, if your child is not hungry and eating because of stress or boredom, for example, you must take care to pay for the meal, here are some tips on healthy snacks.
1. Keep a food record
Does the child have always had the hunger because they are bored or because your blood sugar levels decrease? you should have a record of time and place when the child flat.
2. Plan a snack of your choice
Plan snacks to children that can help improve or change your child’s eating habits with a healthy diet such as low-calorie snack foods, fats and simple sugars. Without non-fat yogurt flavor with fresh fruit slices or clear soup between meals can make your energy increases and prevent overeating at meals or snacks that would make the list you must pay attention to the consumption of these foods contain.
3. Try sour or spicy snacks, not sweet
Dispose of the desire for sweet foods and snacks instead of eating fruits that are acidic or drink a glass of water. Various spices such as cinnamon and ginger are blended into a fruit can give a sweet taste.
4. Bring healthy snacks
Buy a variety of snacks because it received too many different content. Bring your kids snacks that have been planned into the bag, car, office. This is useful for your child not to be tempted to buy other food. Eat a wide variety of food is very good because every food has a different protein content and protein content of vitamins because each food has a variety of content.
5. Combine protein with carbohydrate and fat.
Select a combination of foods that contain protein, carbohydrates and fats. The combination of apple slices with nuts, raisins, or a piece of dry bread covered with cheese, and eaten together.
6. Perform walk
Besides removing a variety of sweet snacks, sweets, or chocolate, try to do something to get rid of your hunger. Do the walk, call a friend, watching, or reading a book. This activity could divert attention and forget about your desire to eat snacks that are not planned.
7. Try a warm drink or ice tea
Warm drinks like hot cocoa without sugar or coffee with low fat milk would be very satisfying feeling lapar.demikian also by drinking cold water with drops of lemon or iced tea with artificial sweetener.
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
For some children very difficult to consume nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables, but you should not give in to keep teaching them about the benefits of fruits and vegetables they consumed. Therea are 6 tips for children to eat nutritious foods.
- Bring to the kitchen. Introduce cooking equipment and allow children to play with pans and other cooking utensils. Special large knife and fork, you should closely monitor and limit it so that he was not hurt. Explain the functions and benefits of the equipment and teach them how to weigh the flour or brushing egg. Feel involved in the process of making food, making children more appetizing meal.
- Recommend how to cook. How to avoid monotony by varying the cooking of food processing methods. Of different materials and different cooking methods such as boiled, baked, roasted, chilled or frozen. Show the children while you bake and specify equipment used. Introduce toddlers on how to cook a variety of learning about nutrition advice.
- Similar to the family menu. Do not always distinguish between families with the menu, kids menu. Serve as often as possible to the infants’ family menu. Tired of facing the same menu every day so lazy making children eat, especially if he sees your diet more interesting. For example you cook fish rica-rica, separate between fish with chili so toddlers can enjoy fish without the spiciness.
- “Hide” healthy foods. Broccoli, carrots, spinach, can be made to lock up. It must be admitted is not easy to make vegetables into favorite foods toddlers. But there are plenty of smart ways, Jessica Seinfeld in his book “Deceptively Delicious,” helps you to hide vegetables in foods toddler, so he still would eat it. Eg burger meat mixed with vegetables.
- Taste a few times. Encourage children to try to taste the new menu or menu that you normally eat. Let him try several times; do not give up if he refuses even only once tasted. For example, squid kowu laden cooking spice, your toddler may be surprised with the taste sour and salty ingredients are fragrant scent. Try another time until he was accustomed.
- Nutritional requirements for children can not wait. While trying to get kids hooked meals, complete meals with milk.
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Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Plan the menu, so you are not confused. Buy snacks that can be stored longer in the refrigerator. Prepare also a ready to eat foods, such as pasta, salads, sandwiches, or soup.
Mix the food. So that children do not get bored, do not be rigid in applying for food. Serve breakfast menu or lunch, at dinner once in a while. They will consider isitimewa mealtimes.
Turn off the TV during meals or snack, and do not make time to eat as a place to argue or preach to the kids. Let them interact.
Snack not to disturb the feeding period. Habits give snacks in the afternoon not to disturb the child’s appetite. You must be on time in giving it. The best time at around 4 – 4:30 pm. Why? Since that time the children are still studying or playing, so that their energy is depleted.
Offer a choice of snacks. Children can not be forced. Always specify the choice of when to eat. For example, always offer, fruit or vegetable, salad, or ice cream, and others. So they do not get bored or trauma to one type of food.
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Generally, the function of teeth is very important at the beginning of the process of digestion. Dental care in children is very important to start early. One way by managing to food consumption in children. Consume too many sweet drinks and obesity is supposed to be the main cause of increased cases of caries in children under five.
The main cause of tooth decay among children is an acid that is formed by bacteria in the oral cavity. Acid is produced from waste food with added sugar and flour, which sticks in the teeth for long.
To avoid introducing holes in the teeth of your child, not for children to drink milk from a bottle of sleeping in sweet liquids, which are not flooding the teeth too long. When teeth begin to grow, to teach children to brush their teeth. Remember your child’s teeth checked every six months
Caring for baby teeth can be done by way of cleaning teeth using a cotton gauze or rinsed with warm water, then slowly rubbed on your baby’s gums. If the child is growing up, parents should teach him about the routine of brushing your teeth.
Providing fiber-rich foods such as vegetable and fruit can clean your child’s teeth because they have to be chewed over and over again.
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