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Parent Tips for Healthy Kids
Weight Loss Tips
Because children grow at different rates at different times, it is not always easy to
tell if a child is overweight. For example, it is normal for boys to have a growth spurt in weight and catch up in height later. Don’t put your child on a diet. Limiting what children eat may interfere with their growth. Instead, adopt healthy eating and activity habits.
- Serve more fruits and vegetables.
- Replace soft drinks and high-fat or high calorie snack foods with healthy snacks, such as baby carrots.
- Make sure your child eats a healthy breakfast every day.
- Eat fast-food less often and encourage your family to choose the healthier
menu options, such as salads or small sandwiches.
- Offer your child water or low-fat milk more often than fruit juice.
- Plan healthy meals and eat together as a family.
- Try not to use food as a reward. Promising dessert to a child for eating
vegetables, for example, sends the message that vegetables are less
valuable than dessert.
- Start with small servings and let your child ask for more if he or she is still
hungry.
- Instead of turning on the television, play tag or take a walk. Children need 60 minutes of physical activity daily.
- If you are still concerned that your child is overweight, talk with your pediatrician or family doctor.
Source: National Institutes of Health. 2010.
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