4 Ways to Encourage Healthy Snacking In Children
By Eyinade Eweje
For most parents, getting children to opt less for processed or prepackaged snacks and settle for healthier options such as fruits is often a challenge.
Try these tips:
1. Stock your refrigerator with more fresh fruits and vegetables such as apples, bananas, watermelons, carrots and cucumber, in place of varieties of fizzy drinks and processed snacks. Let them see you eating these healthier options with relish, then ask if they’ll like to have a bite. You’ll be surprised they’ll develop an appetite for such snacks in no time.
2. Replace your cookie jar with a bowl of dried nuts and keep the bowl on the dining table for better accessibility.
3. Make healthy smoothies and fresh juices with fruits, veggies, nuts, and other healthy ingredients. You may also blend fresh fruit juice with Greek yoghurt. Let your kids know while these are tasty like fizzy drinks, they are way healthier. Invite them to decide what ingredients to include and help with the preparation.
4. Encourage eating healthily when away from home, especially at school, by always packing a tasty and colourful lunch, including their favourite fruits and vegetables.
Remember, if your child always sees you munching on ice cream, cookies, chocolates, and chips, he’ll always question your zeal to have him eat the healthier options you’re offering. So, set a worthy example while you keep emphasizing the benefits of opting for less processed foods and drinks.
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Lovely and timely reminder…Tanxs
This is good. Thank you for this tips. I wish my mum did all this with us when we were little. Now all grown, all we know is chocolates, biscuits, ice-cream etc. I take a whole lot of them. I am trying so hard to cut down on them and inculcate the habit of taking more of fruits instead. So help me God.
Great info as always. Thanks a lot.
Message.. I also stock mine wt fruits oo tnks for dese nice tips
Great
Nice tips, thanks
I love fruits a lot and i start introducing it early to my kids.
More knowledge. Thx
Well noted tnx
Letting them see u enjoy fruits is d best way to get them to eat it.Thanx admin
I like fruits and will definitely try these tips
Thank God my kids love fruits. Thanks for the info
Noted…Tanks
Thanks MIM. Well noted!
Grt tips. Thnx MIS
Weldone I love this
Message..well noted and accepted
Noted.Thanks
Great tips! Tnx a lot.
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Thanks a bunch .we stick on that