Obesity in Children - Top Tips 3
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It will be a while before your baby realises that her hands are part of her or that she has any control over them.
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Five a day Try to include as much fruit as possible. Add fruit to breakfast cereals or give fruit smoothies. Desserts like cakes or ice-cream should be a treat rather than the norm. For variety present fruit in different ways like threading bite sized pieces of fruit onto a straw or a skewer,. You can also make delicious ice-lollies by pureeing fruit and mixing it with pure fruit juice. Make your own healthy junk food
Three quarters of the saturated fat and salt that children consume are in processed foods. Create your own ‘Healthy Junk Food’. Make pizza bases using split toasted mini muffins or pitta bread and you can let your child choose his favourite toppings… Make burgers using good quality lean beef and make your own lollies using fresh fruit and juice.
Making the right choice
If you are buying chips, choose thick cut oven chips rather than the cut variety as they absorb less fat. If you are buying fish or chicken in batter or breadcrumbs, choose larger portion sizes as there will be less coating in proportion to the fish or chicken.
Make the healthy choice easy
Don’t buy foods that you don’t want your child to eat. In a house where there is only fruit for dessert, your child is more likely to eat fruit if there isn’t a chocolate cake in the fridge.
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