Three Steps for Healthy Changes for Nutrition Month and Beyond
>> Monday, March 28, 2011
As we near the end of National Nutrition Month, we are going to talk about making just three simple changes in our lives to improve our health.
3 Changes for Nutrition Month and all Year!
2. Portion Control
3. Being Active
We are going to address the issue of “Portion Control” for now;
Portion Control Tips
Helping kids learn proper serving amounts is a key component to healthy eating. One of our biggest challenges as Americans is that we like big portions. But one of the nice benefits of eating at home is you can always have seconds if you are still hungry. And that is what we want to teach kids, to start with smaller servings.
How can you teach your child what a healthy portion is without the added fuss of measuring?
Here are some simple tricks you can use to help the whole family control their portions:
✰ Use a salad plate for dinner. It is easier to control the amounts with a smaller plate.
✰ Use small serving spoons or tablespoons to serve dishes
✰ Let kids serve their own scoop. It gives them a little independence and helps them begin to realize serving sizes.
✰ Include water as part of a healthy meal, it’s great for the digestion
✰ Encourage your child to take one scoop from each of the food groups.
✰ Kids like to dip. You can have some vegetables cut up and a low fat dressing.
✰ Encourage kids to have fun coloring their plate with foods that have color. You'll see that colorful foods tend to be the healthier foods.
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