Article: . Eating a healthy breakfast is the best thing you can do to start your day off on the right foot and to energize yourself before you walk out the door. Eating a nutritious and not-too-heavy breakfast will give you the energy you need to start the day and will keep you from crashing or getting tired before noon. You should eat a balance of lean proteins, healthy veggies, and some carbs to get your day started. Avoid foods that are too sugary like muffins or too greasy like bacon and opt for something filling but healthier instead. Here are some foods that can help you feel energized: Oatmeal Hard-boiled or sunny-side eggs made with low-fat butter Turkey bacon or ham Greens like celery, spinach, leeks, or kale Blackberries, raspberries, bananas, apples, or pears Whole wheat toast or whole wheat bagels Cereal with low-fat milk Yogurt and granola Though breakfast is the most important meal, you need to keep yourself energized throughout the day so you can continue to feel alert and motivated. Make sure to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner, no matter how busy or tired you may feel. Have a balance of proteins, carbs, and fruits and veggies during all of your meals, and try not to have too heavy of a lunch, or you will feel yourself flatlining afterwards. Your dinner should be medium-sized so you don't wake up feeling too hungry, but not so heavy that you feel completely lethargic after you eat. Here are some great foods you can eat for lunch or dinner: Lunch: salads with nuts and berries, tomato soup, turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread, salmon, polenta, and tuna with fennel. Dinner: salmon and quinoa, whole wheat pasta and lemon chicken, brown rice and mushrooms, and couscous and turkey. Your three meals are important, but so are the snacks you eat throughout the day that will keep you going. You should eat something at least every 3-4 hours even if you're not particularly hungry. Try to avoid going into any of your meals feeling lightheaded or incredibly hungry, because this will undoubtedly make you lose your energy, overeat, and then get tired from eating too much. Avoid this cycle by keeping healthy and nutritious snacks on hand to keep you going throughout the day. Here are some great energizing snacks you should eat: Granola Yogurt Almonds, cashews, or peanuts A small piece of chocolate Celery and peanut butter Apples and honey Fiber gives you more energy throughout the day than carbs because it enters your bloodstream at a steadier pace than carbs do, so the energy it gives you can last longer. Foods that are rich in fiber can be great additions to your meals or to the snacks you eat throughout the day. Here are some foods known for being rich in fiber: Rye bread Pistachios Raspberries Lentils Figs Lima beans Pecans You can find Omega 3 fatty acid in canola oil, fatty fish, and walnuts. Omega 3 is known for making you feel more mentally alert, and therefore more energized. You should try to eat fatty fish and walnuts at least every day or two to energize yourself. If you want to energize yourself, then you have to drink at least 10 8-oz. glasses of water each day. You need to do this even if you don't feel thirsty at all if you want to keep yourself feeling alert and enthusiastic. Carry a water bottle wherever you go, and stop to drink at water fountains even if you aren't really thirsty. Have a glass of water with each meal or snack to remind yourself to stay hydrated. You don't have to stop drinking caffeine completely, but you should know that while drinking more caffeine may make you more energetic in the short-term, it'll make you feel more fatigued and tired in the long run. Try to avoid drinking coffee after noon and if you do drink caffeine, try to sip it slowly instead of downing that cup of coffee in ten minutes and then feeling the jitters.The caffeine in tea can affect you a bit less harshly than the caffeine in coffee so you should try switching from coffee to tea to keep yourself from losing energy quickly. Drinking too much caffeine will also keep you up at night, which will lead you to wake up with less energy -- which you'll try to fight with more caffeine. Break this cycle if you want to feel more energized. If you do want to wean yourself off of so much caffeine, you can do it slowly; quitting coffee cold turkey can make you feel tired and restless, especially if you're used to drinking a lot of it. Alcohol is a depressant and it can make you feel tired and lead you to fall into a less restful sleep. If you want to energize yourself, then you may think that going out to the bars and downing five beers with your friends will make you feel more excited about life; in fact, the more alcohol you drink, the more likely you are to feel tired and irritable -- even if you don't feel its effects right away. If you do like to have a glass of wine or two in the evenings, avoid drinking alcohol less than two hours before you go to bed. It can help you fall asleep, but it will make you have a more shallow and restless sleep.
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Eat a healthy breakfast Eat three balanced meals. Eat energizing snacks. Eat more foods that are rich in fiber. Eat foods rich in Omega 3s. Stay hydrated. Take it easy on the caffeine. Avoid drinking too much alcohol.

In general, it's best to wait until your son or daughter has developed a strong pincer grasp and can use the spoon relatively well. At that point, you can introduce the fork. Most children are ready by fifteen to eighteen months or so. To begin, select a fork made for young children, with rounded tips and a lighter weight. These are both safer and easier for a toddler to use successfully. Offer larger pieces of food that are fairly easy to pierce and hold with a fork: cubes of cheese work well, as do some kinds of cooked vegetables, meats, and pastas. Avoid foods that are too small, crumbly, or slippery. You don't want to frustrate your child unnecessarily. In the beginning, you may need to take your child's hand and demonstrate how to pierce and pick up a piece of food. Once your toddler is two or so, it's fine to encourage fork-eating, but don't worry if your child continues to prefer using his or her fingers. You can wait until the preschool years to start pushing harder for better table manners. Again, let your toddler know that you are impressed with his or her new skills.
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Wait until your toddler is ready. Choose the right fork. Start with foods that are easy to pierce. Help your child use the fork. Encourage eating with the fork. Praise your child's efforts.