What foods contribute to overweight and obese kids that parents may not be aware of?
Many companies use sugar to enhance flavor in foods that should not have sugar at all. Frozen and prepared shelved foods, bread, tomato sauces may contain added sugars these days. Foods categorized as “healthy” like yogurts and granola bars can also contain a ton of unnecessary added sugar.
How can parents make sure they aren't inadvertently given their kids more sugar than they expect?
Stay away from foods with hidden sugar words like cane juice, syrup, dextrose, maltose. Pay attention to where the word sugar is in the ingredients list. Ingredients closer to the beginning tend to be the top ingredients found in the product.
What are some other things parents can do to adopt healthy habits as a family?
Teach meal prep early. If kids develop a taste for frozen meals or prepped foods outside the home early on in life it is harder to break those habits later on. Creating a garden in your backyard or a patio that a child can help tend to also adds to the fun of eating home grown healthy veggies and herbs. Make healthy eating a positive lifestyle choice.
If families already have fairly healthy habits, how can they continue to maintain them?
Exercise positivity when it comes to healthy eating and encourage healthy food choices. There are so many ways to get creative with whole Foods by trying out new variations on recipes.
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