Fun
Food
Mountains and Trees -- Make mashed potatoes
and stick broccoli/cauliflower florets into
them to make "mountains and trees."
Cone Head -- Serve fruit with cottage cheese
or yogurt in an ice cream cone.
Peanut Butter Flowers -- Start with a tablespoon
of peanut butter in center of plate; slice
carrots and place slices in circular pattern
to create peanut butter "flowers."
Quick Dips
For quick dips, add pureed fruits -- such
as berries, mango or papaya -- to yoghurt
and with honey. Serve with cut-up fruits.
Serve fresh fruits and vegetables as much
as possible.
Top hot cereal with fruit.
Add finely grated cucumber to dressings and
dips.
Puree strawberries or a mango with a little
honey or sugar and serve 1/4 cup over yogurt,
cut fruit.
Get two servings simply by slicing up bananas,
strawberries or other fruit over a bowl of
cereal and drinking a glass of 100 percent
orange juice.
Add chopped vegetables -- such as broccoli
or spinach -- to your favorite rice or noodles.
Bake or microwave root vegetables -- like
carrots, beetroot, turnips or onions -- with
honey for those little ones with a sweet tooth
.
Make them responsible.
Make your kids realize that they are responsible
for what they eat
Sit Down at the table
There is a world of difference between sitting
down in a restaurant and eating your hamburgers
and sitting right at the table – to
ensure that your kid follows these guidelines.
Small Portions
A good rule of thumb for child-size servings
is one tablespoon of food per year of life.
Smart Snacking
Nowadays, most Indian kids consume four or
more snacks a day. Younger children may need
to eat six or more times a day, but elementary-age
kids do just fine with one AM and one PM snack.
So ensure that’s followed.
School lunch ideas
Consider the time children take to visit,
and take restroom breaks -- they may have
as little as 2Ominutes to eat lunch. So remember
to make those lunch foods convenient.
Be sure vegetables snacks are portable. Keep
carrot and celery sticks and peeled orange
and tangerine sections packed in snack-size,
zip-seal bags so kids can eat them on the
go.
Get your child involved in preparing and packaging
lunches.
Just one medium fruit, or 1/2 cup of chopped
vegetable, is sufficient for that meal !!
So get set to give your kids nutritious ,tasty
meals they will love!!
