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A child’s diet should be high in fruit and vegetables, high in complex carbohydrates such as brown bread, brown pasta and brown rice and relatively low in fat and sugary foods. It should also be low in salt. But as many of us know, getting children to eat what is good for them can be easier said than done. So how do you get your child to eat a healthy diet? Eating is essentially a learned behaviour – so here are eight simple tips to encourage better eating.

Get A Fruit Bowl

Buy fruit and bring it into the house.…

IN RECENT YEARS I'VE NOTICED A SURGE IN THE SALES OF CANDY, SWEETS and CONFECTIONARY. HAVE YOU? THEY'RE SO ADDICTIVE and CAN BE DANGEROUS TO ONE'S MENTAL, PHYSICAL & EMOTIONAL HEALTH IF WE TAKE ENOUGH OF THEM. SO CAN A JUNK FOOD DIET OR AN EXCESSIVE POOR DIET. THIS POST HAS SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

NOT SO LIBERAL PLEASE: RECONSIDER!

Sugar Rush… to Prison? Study Says Lots of Candy Could Lead to Violence

By Edecio Martinez - CBS News 2009
Children who eat too much candy may be more likely to be arrested for violent behavior as adults, new research suggests.…

WHAT A GOOD WAY TO HAVE SOME INTERACTION IN OUR HOMES, AWAY FROM TV and TECH DEVICES; A FUN SOLUTION FOR PICKY EATERS - THEY WILL WANT TO TRY WHAT THEY MADE;
A GOOD WAY TO FEEL CLOSE TO EACH-OTHER AND IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS; MAYBE GIVING SOME INDEPENDENCE TO TEENS - LETTING THEM CHOOSE WHAT'S FOR DINNER OR WEEKEND MEAL ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. COOKING APPEALS TO MOST KIDS I THINK, AND IS WORTH EXPLORING. I FOUND THIS ARTICLE ON AN AUSTRALIAN PARENTING WEBSITE.

Key points
Cooking with children and teenagers can encourage an interest in food and healthy eating habits.…

LETS ENCOURAGE OUR KIDS TO ENJOY SOME ACTIVITIES IN THE FRESHAIR AND SUNSHINE - AND ENGAGE IN SOME OURSELVES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS BENEFITS WE AND OUR KIDS ARE MISSING OUT ON WITH TOO MUCH TV, TECH AND SOCIAL MEDIA - A STRONGER IMMUNE SYSTEM; A BETTER OUTLOOK IN LIFE; IMPROVED MOOD LEVELS. WE NEED TO BE ROLE MODELS TO STIMULATE THEIR INTEREST. MOST PARENTS STAY INDOORS FAR TOO MUCH AND THEIR KIDS DO LIKEWISE. COME ON FOLKS, LIFE BE IN IT. THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE WILL GIVE YOU SOME CLUES ON ENGAGING YOUR KIDS IN SOME OUTDOORS.…

By Janet Vargas - Owner Of This Website

WE CAN USE THIS TIME TO ADD VALUE TO OUR LIVES RATHER THAN LETTING THE QUALITY DIMINISH. HEY? WHEN WE ARE WORKING MORE, WE WISH WE HAD MORE TIME TO SPEND AT HOME - WE CAN TURN THIS TIME INTO SOMETHING POSITIVE - WE COULD USE THIS TIME TO DEVELOP NEW INTERESTS, WHATEVER.

Start the day with a grateful heart. In the day or evening
Think of…. and Engage in these....

Nice things from the day or week before
(no matter how small, it’s the little things that make up life).…

I HOPE NOT TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE WHEELING TROLLEYS FULL OF SOFT DRINKS OUT OF SUPERMARKETS WITH THEIR KIDS WHEN THESE THINGS ARE BETTER KNOWN.

Chemicals In Fizzy Drinks Perilous To Our Health
See Why!

MY COUSINS WERE ALLOWED TO HAVE LOTS OF FIZZY DRINKS I WASN'T BROUGHT UP WITH -
I WISHED WE COULD HAVE MORE, HOWEVER, OUR FAMILY EXPERIENCED BETTER HEALTH TO THEIRS AND TO THIS DAY, I THANK MY MUM FOR HER WISDOM WHEN RESEARCH WASN'T AROUND. SO I'M INCLUDING THIS ARTICLE IN MY BLOG TO BENEFIT OTHER FAMILIES OUT THERE.…