How Do You Prevent Obesity In Children?
According to the American Pediatric Association, 17% of U.S. children ages 2 to 19 are overweight, making obesity seem like an epidemic. The are several key factors that you can implement in order to raise a healthy child and prevent early obesity, which can lead to greater health risks for the rest of their life. Develop a plan as a family as to how you can have healthy eating habits. Teach your kids how to eat healthy and let them help plan meals. Let the children help cook. Make it a fun time where everyone pitches in. Watch how proud children are of their accomplishments. Make grocery shopping a fun experience. Children can help make the list and find the items in the grocery store. Put colorful food on the table: green and yellow vegetables plus brown (whole grain) breads. This can be the food that your child helped to pick out. Eat together and make family meals a sharing experience. Talk about your day or plan your next vacation. Great times can be had and shared around a dinner
