Children need to be taught healthy eating habits now to lay a good foundation for life. There are so many good healthy eating tips for children, here you will find ten tips from Health24 to get them on the right track to achieving a lifestyle of healthy eating.
Find the correct eating habits for children
Here's how:
- Encourage children to eat a variety of foods
- Feed children five small meals a day
- Make starchy foods the basis of a child’s main meals
- Children need plenty of vegetables and fruit everyday
- Children need to drink milk everyday
- Children can eat chicken, fish, meat, eggs, beans, soya or peanut butter everyday
- If children have sweet treats or drinks, offer small amounts with meals
- Offer children clean, safe water regularly
- Take children to the clinic every 3 months
- Encourage children to play and be active
