Tips and Strategies for Encouraging Healthy Eating Habits in Your Family
Most of us have a pretty good idea of what healthy eating is: lots of fruits and vegetables and not too much fat and sugar. But when it comes to kids, knowing what is healthy is only the start. And even if you shop healthy it does not mean that your kid will willingly eat it.
There is hope. Kids need some extra encouragement and guidance along with a few of these strategies your kid is sure to eat healthy.
Be a gatekeeper.
Its likely that the easiest way to get your kids to eat healthy is to remove the less-healthy options. Take control over what food and snack choices are in your home. If a kid is hungry they will eat it when there isnt an alternative. Have you ever heard of a kid starving to death because his parents would not feed him potato chips?
Keep healthy food in sight.
As for those less-than-good-for-you foods, keep them in high cabinets and out of your kids reach. Arrange your refrigerator and cabinets so that healthy foods are the first foods that you see. If you choose to have some unhealthy options in the house keep them out of sight and...