What Should Children Eat?
Try and follow these basic guidelines when deciding what to feed your children:
· Include 2 fruit and 5 vegetable serves into the daily routine.
· Serve lean meats, fish, chicken and dairy. Remember eggs and nuts!
· Choose wholegrain bread and cereal.
· Limit saturated fat intake and reduce total fat intake.
· Limit fast food like chips and pastries.
· Limit sugary drinks and offer water or low fat milk instead.
· Limit lollies, chocolate, biscuits, cakes and other foods with a high sugar content.
Following these guidelines will help our children to be healthy children. For further information go to www.eatforhealth.gov.au
Healthy Food Children Will Love!
· Blend fruit with milk and a spoonful of low fat yoghurt to make a smoothie.
· Freeze fruit (such as grapes, pear or banana).
· Top toast with ricotta cheese, banana slices and cinnamon.
· Cut vegies into bite-sized pieces.
· Mix chopped tomato and green capsicum with baked beans. Put the mixture on toast, or in a baked potato, and sprinkle with low-fat cheese.
· Add cooked vegetables to lightly beaten eggs. Melt some polyunsaturated margarine in a pan and cook the mixture gently over low heat until eggs are firm.
Remember to use a cool bag or put a bottle of frozen water in the lunch box to keep food cool at school. Keep lunches interesting by including salads, wraps and dips with cut up vegies. For more recipes children will love, go to www.freshforkids.com.au
