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Tips For Hassle-Free Healthy Eating
Write a shopping list and plan your week with your children.The more involved they are with the planning and preparation in the kitchen, the easier it will be to encourage them to eat the food you make! It may take longer but you will be helping them to develop a keen interest in food.
Think 'moderation.' Packaged food is okay in small doses, the important thing is to get the overall balance right.
Crisps and sweets as an occasional treat are fine, these kind of treats are better if they are used as an incentive for exercise. Swimming or football on a Saturday could be followed by a fun-size chocolate bar.
Bread and other cereals are great snacks.
For example, fruit scones with jam, hot cross buns or an English toasted muffin, just go easy on the butter or margarine.
If you don't buy it you won't be tempted!
Fill the trolley with healthy foods and then you'll be able to resist temptation more easily!
Chopped vegetable sticks make perfect snacks.
Cucumber, carrot and peppers can all be prepared and put in your little one's lunch box. A handful of dried fruit and nuts or chopped melon or pineapple can be kept in a Baco Rainbow Snack Bag for a healthy alternative to sweets and biscuits if your children are on-the-go.
Many schools offer fruit at break time to help your children get one of their five a day portion of fruit and vegetables.
If not, make sure your child has some in their lunchbox, or provide them with easily eaten fruit for break and lunch times.
For more suggestions, see recipes on www.BacoRainbowIsland.com
