Can't Make Fast and Furious Food Changes

by: Sue DeFiore

OK, moms and dads out there, we hear you when you say, my
children won't eat healthy foods. If we even say the
word, they tune out and already decide they don't
like it. Well, my first response to this is "who
is running the house, you or the kids". If you say
the kids, you have more problems than I can help you with.
Put your foot down, you and your husband, spouse,
significant other, (fill in the blank) are the ones making
the living and doing the providing. I fully realize that
children don't like the concept of healthy foods.
However, most children don't realize that many of the
foods they do like are healthy for them. Most kids I know
love peanut butter, well that is a good food for them. So
try some peanut butter on that apple or celery they refuse
to eat. Or try some low fat or fat free cheese sauce on the
cauliflower or broccoli they turn their nose up at.

One of the biggest mistakes parents make it to try to
implement changes all at once. This is a certain recipe for
rebellion. Try to make changes gradually. You know those
smoothies they love so much. Rather than the milkshake try
some yogurt and fruit instead. All kids love French fries
(even many adults I know do). Rather than fries try
substituting tortilla chips and salsa instead.

I have a friend who decided that her family was going to eat
healthy and she threw out all the snacks foods and junk
foods in the house. Well needless to say her spouse and the
kids went ballistic. So make it a gradual change. Start by
making some changes to the snacks around the house and then
work up to the meals. In the long run you will be glad you
did and so will your children.

Copyright, 2005, DeFiore Enterprises

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Sue DeFiore

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