Remember that if you lead a sedentary lifestyle yourself then you may have a hard time motivating your kids to stay fit. Proper nutrition is crucial for social, emotional and psychological development. Teaching children how to eat healthily will enable them to establish a foundation of good nutrition and healthy lifestyle habits. Several studies show that kids who had a healthy breakfast perform better in school, due in part to enhanced concentration and problem-solving skills. If they don t like traditional breakfast foods that is alright.
Suitable alternatives are fresh or canned fruit, yoghurt, bagels, or toasted waffles.
If they simply won t eat breakfast why not make them a fruit smoothie, or offer a banana and a glass of fruit juice. We all know that we should be eating at least five portions of fruit and vegetables each day, which may sound a lot. The good news is that a glass of orange juice, an apple, a small can of tomatoes or baked beans each count as one portion. Potatoes don t count here, although they are important in the diet for other reasons. Starches and sugars play an important part in our diet because carbohydrate is the body s favourite fuel, so children should eat more bread, potatoes, cereals, rice and pasta at mealtimes.