The Wellness of YOU! - # 182 - Teach the Kids
posted in Nutrition and Weight Loss |How much candy did you give to the children in your life as part of the Easter celebration at your house? Where did we come up with the custom of feeding kids candy at Easter? Halloween, too, for that matter. I know, it’s a real pet peeve for me — and I’m sure many of you are just going to say, “Lighten Up, Ron!” I hear you, but I also hear the awful statistics about childhood obesity and the fact that so many children are now contracting type 2 diabetes.
I know, and agree, that if the children in our lives aren’t getting loaded up with poor nutrition most days, that to spoil them with a little candy on these holidays won’t hurt them. You’re right — it won’t. But what about the rest of the time? Are we doing a good job of teaching children the principles of healthy eating? And are we doing it an an early enough age so they’ll be able to live a healthier life?
“Children who learn to make the right food choices — selecting colorful fruits and vegetables, good fats, and good carbs, while avoiding trans fats in packaged foods and fast foods —; are more likely to maintain a healthy weight and enjoy lifelong health,” says Dr. Arthur Agatston, preventive cardiologist and author of The South Beach Dietâ„¢.
What’s the first step to making this more of a reality? It’s about making sure that we’re setting the example. If the kids see us eating fresh produce, good lean sources of proteins, using 100% whole grains in our breads and cereals, and staying with low-fat or no-fat dairy goods, then they’ll get the picture.
The other main step is to not have any foods in the house that have poor nutrition. If the foods that are served at meals — or the foods that are available for snacking, are all healthy — then that’s what they’ll eat. Sure, when they go to grandma’s house, they’ll probably end up with some sweets — that’s what grandmas do. But, just think, if you as parents teach your children what’s good for them, someday you’ll be a grandparent too, and you’ll know better than to feed your grandchildren foods that may bring harm to them. And, the other thing along this same line is that your parents are the grandparents — can’t you ask them to respect your wishes about what to feed your children?
Another thing that will also help is to involve your children in the food preparation process. Let them help with choosing recipes. Let them help with the shopping. You know how you like to take tastes while you’re preparing a dish — they’ll get enjoyment from that, too. Get your kids involved in the process. They’ll be much more likely to appreciate good food if they’ve been allowed to be part of the creation.
This preparation involvement goes for desserts, too. It is possible to prepare good, healthy desserts. Let them be a part of putting it all together while they’re young, and they’ll learn. Think of all the recipes that you use today that you learned from your parents — and they learned from their parents.
Let me leave you with a bit of humor that pertains to passing recipes down through the generations….
The husband walked into the kitchen just as his wife was preparing a roast for dinner. His wife took out the sharp butcher knife and proceeded to cut the ends off both sides of the roast before she put it into the oven. As she was putting the roast into the oven, he asked, “Honey, I notice that you always cut off the ends of the roast. Why do you do that?”
“I don’t know, that was just the way my mother always did it,” she replied.
That evening the wife got to thinking about the question, so she called her mother.
“Hi Mom, I was making a roast today, and as usual, I cut the ends off before I put it into the oven. I do that because that’s the way you taught me. Why did you do that?” she asked.
Her mother replied, “I don’t know, that’s just the way your grandmother always did it.”
So, the wife called her grandmother. “Grandma,” she asked. “Why did you always cut the ends off the roast before you put it into the oven?”
“Oh, that’s easy,” said Grandma. “I never had a pan big enough for the whole roast, so I just cut the ends off to fit!”
Hope you enjoyed that.
==========================================================
==========================================================
Got questions?
Contact me at: http://www.ronrink.com
My email and phone number are at that site. Feel free to contact me. I’m here to help you with your health, nutrition and fitness goals.
Have a healthy and nutritious day!
Shanti … (A sanscrit word meaning, “Let there be Peace. Peace, beautiful Peace. Peace within, Peace without. Peace in this world. Peace for all beings.”)
Ron
===============================================================
|
Receive a ============================================================
==========================================================
To get your own copy of the DVD “The Secret”, just go here and click in the “What is the Secret” link in the upper left of the home page:
Click here to order your copy of “The Secret” DVD.
===============================================================
If you’ve been reading here for any length of time, you know that I practice meditation every day. When I do so, I use, what I truly believe, is the most powerful personal growth and mind development tool on earth. It’s the The Holosync Solution. I knew that meditation was a vital element to nurturing my soul — to opening myself to the universe — and this tool has allowed me to achieve and receive the benefits of deep, long-term meditation — and to achieve it much more quickly. If you’re having trouble “getting meditation to work for you” - then the The Holosync Solution is what you’re looking for.
Regular, daily meditation can give you …
(1) Increased intelligence and creativity.
(2) Lower stress levels — and with that — increased ability to handle whatever the world tosses your way.
(3) New levels of self-awareness and inner peace.
(4) The healing of emotional issues at the deepest levels —
— it’s definitely worth taking the time for this powerful practice every day.
With a One-Year 100% Iron-Clad Guarantee, you can now do so with no risk whatsoever — just click any of the links that say … The Holosync Solution
_______________________________________________________________________________
