Overweight Children - What Can A
Parent Do To Help?
The latest figures released in the US state that 15 percent of
children and teenagers are now considered overweight, up from 6% 20
years ago. Statistics in the UK are similar, and rising. Whilst children
starve in Africa, kids in the Western world are lining up to suffer a
frightening array of weight-related illnesses, including skin and joint
problems, early osteoporosis, type II diabetes, bowel cancer, high blood
pressure, heart attack and strokes. Recent research also suggests that
obese kids are 77% more likely to suffer from asthma.
Food Ingredients To Avoid
When buying and cooking food for our families, we all want to provide the best
nutrition and the safest produce we can for the price we can afford, as well as
putting together tasty meals that all family members will enjoy. But these days
we hear more and more about the dangers of the chemical additives which have
become commonplace in our foodstuffs. What are these additives, and which ones
should we be avoiding?
Meal Time -
A Family Affair For Many Generations
Having a family mealtime can afford you with a lot more benefits than
you might think. Sure it takes longer, and sure, everyone has to bend
their ever-so-busy schedules to it, but just imagine some of the
wonderful benefits of a family mealtime!
Kids and Vegetables Some Ways To
Encourage Your Kids To Eat Them! One common struggle that most moms will face at some time or other
is getting their kids to eat their veggies. Most kids will turn up their
nose at the site of anything green. So how do you get around the veggie
issue? Here are some fun and easy ways to get your kids to eat their
veggies.
Family meal times
Excellent and inspiring video about the importance of eating with the
family.
The
Benefits of Family Meal Planning
Are you ready to save some time, feed your family healthier meals and
save some money along the way? These are just some of the benefits of
family meal planning. Let’s look at all of them in a little more
detail..
Family Meal Planning Planning your family’s meals in advance will help you save time and
money, as well as making it easier to ensure your family eats healthy
and balanced meals. And the more you do it, the easier it gets!
Creating Family Memories in the Kitchen
The kitchen is the heart of any home, and as such it is the perfect
place for making family memories. When you spend time baking, cooking
and enjoying meals with your family, you create happy memories that you
and your children will cherish forever.
Parenting in the Kitchen –
Lessons in Cooking, Socializing, and Bonding Kitchens are where everything happens. It’s
not just where meals are prepared – it’s usually the hub of the home, where
family and friends get together to spend time. Cooking and eating together is
about more than nutrition for the body. It’s also the experience of connecting
and interacting with family members, to feed relationships.
How to Help Your Picky Eater
One of the most common questions I am asked is how to help a picky eater. If
you’re worried that your child won’t get enough nutrients from a limited
selection of foods, the good news is...
Olympic Recipes!NEW! Encourage kids to get involved with the Olympic Games by serving up
an Olympic treat or two!
Jumbles - a delicious, gingery biscuit which
kids will enjoy cooking (and eating!)
Easy Quesadillas
These are a firm family favourite in our house - and a very useful quick
meal to teach your teenagers to cook for themselves and their friends! Children
of all ages enjoy putting these together, and of course you can tailor them to
suit the likes and dislikes of the different members of the family.
