10 Nutrition Mistakes We Make With Children
1. They are not given
healthy choices but instead just offered them.
2. We make them a separate
meal from what we are eating.
3. We offer them way too
many choices.
4. We feed them too
much fast food!!!
5. We give them
processed foods (that increases their weight!)
6. We think for them.
We think they won't like "it" and we verbalize it. (They believe what
they hear)
7. They don't need
condiments for everything!
8. They don't need a
dessert after every meal or even daily!
9. We don't make unhealthy
foods desirable.
10. We allow them
unhealthy juices and sodas.
11. We display
poor eating habits.
Tia's Tips on how to Avoid doing them.
1. Always put healthy
choices on their plate even if you think they won't like it.
2. Make sure to prepare
every meal with a healthy choice they like and leave it alone. They will try
the other healthy food if that is all they won't starve.
3. By offering them so
many choices they are more likely to over eat and chose bad.
4. Keep healthy food
with you all the time. Pack a quick lunch bag or healthy fruits, veggies, nuts
and healthy protein.
5. Giving them chips
and other processed foods does NOT meet their nutritional needs. It pacifies
them.
6. Let them try things
with out prejudgment or expectations of what they will or won't eat. Introduce healthy
food to them as soon as they can eat solid foods.
7. Stop with the empty calorie
condiments.
8. Read a book with
them after eating or go for a walk. Teach them healthy habits not unhealthy
ones.
9. We reward with cookies
and junk food when the rewards should be time spent with them.
10. Don't give them
drinks that are harming them! YES sugary foods are harmful to the body as well
as sugar free foods. You won't let them play in the streets but you will let
them harm and hurt their bodies. Think about it!
11. They are
watching you! They will do what you do. Set a good example. THEIR LIFE DEPENDS
on it!
Let's teach our kids how to live a healthy lifestyle.
TIA
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