How Organic Food Can Benefit The Health Of Children

On the other hand, when one is on a regular diet of clean, wholesome and nutritious foods, one will not miss the unhealthy junk foods at all. Your body gets weaned off them. This applies to both children and adults, and you can try it if you do not believe me.

In the case of children, if they have never even tried junk foods, then all the more they would definitely not crave them.

While other children are screaming and throwing tantrums to get their fix of ice-cream, cakes, cookies, candies and other junk foods, our toddler is totally unmoved – because she has never tried them. Instead, she loves her avocadoes, apples, carrots, watermelons and numerous other natural whole foods.

To keep your children interested, some of these suggestions may also be useful:

• If you are making changes towards a healthier diet, go gradual. This applies to both solid foods and beverages. For example, don’t start them off on celery juice straightaway and put them off forever. Start with the more palatable foods first; for instance, begin with apple juice, and then slowly increase the proportions of other juices, such as carrot juice or spinach juice.

• Give them a variety of foods to try.

• Let them have the healthy versions of some snacks, for example organic muesli bars. This prevents boredom or loss of enthusiasm.

• You could slowly “trick” them into some changes. For example, when you slowly increase the amount of carrot juice you are adding to the apple juice, you are getting them to consume more carrots, although they probably won’t be able to tell the difference at all.

In general, children react better to role models than to verbal instructions or nagging. Thus, the parents and adults of the household would have to set a good example if you want to get your children to eat healthily.

Preferably, it would be very nice indeed if an organic diet is an integral part of the whole family’s lifestyle.

Click here to read about the health benefits of eating organic foods.

Click here for some tips on eating an organic diet.

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