Healthy Eating Habits For Family

Aria Maleki

How Do You Eat?

Lack of ability to handle our own eating habits makes us over handle our children’s consuming habits

3 Types of Nutrition Attitudes

• Couldn't care less about nutrition• Intense, careful, and committed• Failing, and feeling bad about it

Dietary Guidelines

o Variety- Eat a lot of various types of foodso Even the food items you do not likeo Moderation- try not to eat as much as you

are hungry foro Balance-put together meals you would

rather not eat

Balance

Meals are chores for adultsYoung children only eat what tastes great for them

Your child’s eating attitudes and behaviors are more important than what she actually eats on any given day. If her attitudes and behaviors are healthy, she will eat well and get the nutrition he needs.

What is Normal Eating?• Going to the table starving and eating until

fulfilled.• Choose foods you like and know when to stop

eating it.• Give believed to your food choice for health.• Permission to eat regardless of your mood.• Consists of meals and snacks.• Consumes one significant area of your life.• Flexible• Positive

What is a Healthy Eater?

Likes to eat and feels good about eatingInterested in food and takes charge of eatingRelaxedVariety Experiment with new foodsKnows how much to eatGood table manners

Children HabitsChildren progressively master foods that

their parents eat by the age of 6Age 12 they will have your eating habitsYoung children need structure, limits, and

room to discover

At The TableMeals should consist of bothProtein, starch, vegetable, bread, and calciumWell known meals with complicated foods preferences before a child will like it

Nutrition1500 –2500 calories20% protein50% carbohydrate30% fat1500 milligrams of sodium25 grams of fiber1300 milligrams of calcium600 international units of Vitamin DSugar in moderation

One Meal

• Preparation should contain the kids• Same food and meals for all at the table• More than one meal creates a picky eater

Conclusion

• Children are born with the will to survive and the drive to eat.

• Designs for height and weight• Our kids learn from us, but we should

learn more from our kids• No good and bad, right or wrongs…only

what is best for you and your family.

Children

Children will learn to be a healthy eater• bite by bite,• food by food,• meal by meal

Responsibility

Parents are responsible to what, where and when to eat;

Children are sensible for how much and whether to eat or not