Healthy Eating (for children)
June 20th, 2010 | 
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Healthy diet generally means the body’s supply appropriate quantities of nutrients – including vitamins, minerals and fiber. Unhealthy food does have those containing much fat and sugars.
Healthy foods are rich in vitamins and minerals and contribute to the growth of the organism – that’s why kids should eat more healthy foods.
Food can be divided into three groups
Food division is based on how healthy they are. The aim is to use this classification in order to more easily determine which of the foods they consume in large quantities, and which less.
Group 1: Consume a lot of this food group
Fruit and vegetables
Bread
Cereals and grains (like rice and pasta – spaghetti, etc..)
Pea and legumes.
These foods contain vitamins, minerals and fiber (fiber). Should be considered a diver and food from this group, but not of one kind only, such as fruit, but from all the species in order to ensure the body’s enormous diversity and richness of vitamins and minerals sadarzhayuo in Group 1 .
Plant foods contain many useful and healthy nutrients (small particles) that prevent the occurrence of many diseases. It is very important to eat a variety of plant foods.
Group 2: Consume these foods sometimes, but not too often
These foods are also good for the body and health, but should be eaten in smaller quantities than in Group 1 Food:
Dairy products like milk, yoghurt, cheese,
Chicken (without skin)
Fish
Nuts.
Group 3: Consume these foods rarely
These include foods rich in fat and sugars but not vitamins, minerals and fiber – so you need to restrict their consumption. Most people can afford to eating two a day of “banned” food without having problems, but in any case should not be abusing them and to eat only one meal! These foods include:
Biscuits (2 small)
Chocolate desserts (1 bar)
Chips (30 grams)
Ice cream (2 balls)
Lollipops, toffees (30 grams)
Cakes and pastries (1 per chunk).
Food Pyramid
The three food groups are known as “food pyramid”.
- At the bottom of the pyramid is larger and contains “useful” and healthy foods to be lunch most.
- The middle part of the pyramid contains foods that can be eaten occasionally, but not too often.
- At the top of the pyramid is the smallest and contains foods that are least likely to be eaten.
Where to get help?
- Your parents
- Your teachers.
Do not forget:
1. Healthy foods contain vitamins, minerals and fiber.
2. Many foods contain unhealthy fats and sugars.
3. Try to consume a variety of healthy food.
4. You can snack chocolate sweets, cake and chips but less and not only that.