Fruit and vegetables, like milk, is a very useful element in the diet of your kids. Fruits and vegetables are one of the most important sources of nutrition. Parents should ensure that a child’s diet provides healthy supply of vitamins A, C and E. Nutrition fact of fruits and vegetables show that five servings is actually the minimum number of fruits and vegetables to be eaten each day. Parents should encourage the use of green leafy vegetables like spinach, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and fresh fruits like apple, orange, melon, papaya, strawberries, grapes etc in their child’s diet. Rather than giving your child chips and popcorns to munch on, they should increase the use of tasty salads in their meals. Teen boys need about 2,800 calories a day and hence should consume lots servings of fruits and vegetables. Children emulate and usually eat what their parents eat. Hence their parents should eat more fruits and vegetables so that their children will follow. Have fruit and vegetable snacks readily available. Make sure one has fruit and vegetables around for kids to snack on. Parents should cut up fruits and keep them visible in the refrigerator. Keep freshly cut apples, pineapples, watermelon, oranges, lemons etc for children to snack on. Add some chat masala so that your child can savor the taste.
Parents will be surprised to know that one banana and a few strawberries can give your kids as much as energy as one meal. Fruits contain a substantial amount of fibers which help our body in easy digestion. The water percentage of fruit (80%) is higher than other processed foods and thus it helps our body to retain the water percentage that our body needs. Hence make sure your kids develop a habit of eating enough fruits and vegetables because such good habits instilled at an early age will go a long way in maintaining your child’s health.