what are the healthy foods to be given for my 2 yrs child?
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fruits, vegetables, white/brown rice, chicken breast, most home cooked meals, no fast food except for salads
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Well my son is 6 and weighs almost 70lbs, what I do is watch what he eats. I don't let him have alot of junk food and I don't let him over eat at the supper table. He won't like it at first that you might tell him no for food, but after awhile of you sticking to it, he will get use to it. Also get him to be more active and everything should be fine.
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an healthy diet rich in high fiber and low cholesterol food-including veggies and whole gain food .\n\n\nFYI: healthy food are our friend
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Try going to a website like www.allrecipes.com and check out all the vegetable recipes they have. Maybe look up vegetable recipes for kids as these will probably "hide" the veggies in the dish with the other ingredents.
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Nurse.  Drink a lot of water, don't eat at night.  Naturely low fat food, walk a lot every day, lots of vegetables, fruits, stay away from sugar  Play with the kids a LOT!!!  :)  arum
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Good -- Tuna, oatmeal, apricots, raisins, spinach, kale, greens, prunes. \n\nBetter -- Eggs, meat, fish, chicken, turkey, soybeans, dried beans, peanut butter, peas, lentils, molasses. \n\nBest -- Breast milk (the iron is very easily used by the child), formula with iron, infant cereals, other iron-fortified cereals, liver, prune juice. \n\nFoods recommended for Anemic patients \nVegetarian  Cereals  \nMilk \nPulses \nLettuce \nSpinach \nBeans \nTomatoes \nOranges \nFigs \nPrunes \nRaisins \nApricot \nAlmond, walnuts & pistachios \nPomegranate \n \n \nNon Vegetarian Mutton  \nBeef \nLiver \nKidney \nEgg yolk \nBrain \nShrimps & fish \n \n \n\n\nTRY SOME OF THESE IDEAS AND SEE IF THEY WORK....GOOD LUCK!
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stay away from fat, eat vegetables, no fruit it contains alot of sugar. I had my stepdaughter who is 10 and weighs almost 200 lbs on the south beach diet. She really didn't follow through with it but lost 10lbs within 2 weeks. I think the food is pretty healthy and the child would be eating right
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Depends on the age really..if you can handle something like Pedialyte (for kids really) then that's good for you.  Typically I sip 7up or Sprite and eat crackers, very few crackers..slowly.
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Simple site for kids:\nhttp://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/vitamin.html\nBreaking down vitamins:\nhttp://home.kc.rr.com/philj413/health/vitamins.htm\nMore info:\nhttp://sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=116\nHere's mineral link:\nhttp://www.promatrixtech.com/Minerals.htm
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Toddlers can be some really picky eaters and many parents begin to worry about their child’s nutrition because some toddlers push everything away while others … eat everything in sight. It’s really hard to evaluate if a toddler is getting too much or too little and parents worry.\nPicky Toddlers\n\nIt’s okay for a toddler to be picky because most adults don’t like particular foods, it is important to not cater to a child’s specific requests if the food of choice isn’t healthy. Some parents give into the routine of chicken nuggets and French fries, leaving a toddler very limited. Fried foods are not healthy and should be eaten in moderation; these foods lead to overweight toddlers. Parents with picky toddler should experiment with food.\n\nExperiment\n\nIt’s important to experiment at the toddler stage with different foods, different textures and let a toddler develop their own taste. One of the most common mistakes that parents make are by limiting a toddler’s choices. Instead of offering a cookie, offer some steamed carrots for a snack or a peanut butter sandwich with cubed cheese. At dinnertime offer up a couple of vegetables that are tangible finger foods like green beans or broccoli and limit sweets.\n\nMany parents believe that a toddler will refuse to eat vegetables but parents forget that toddlers that are hungry will eat! Sweets are a horrible thing to give toddlers because once a toddler develops a sweet tooth; it can be hard to break.\n\nToddlers with Big Appetites\n\nThere’s nothing wrong with a growing toddler with a big appetite as long as the toddler is getting enough exercise and that weight gain isn’t a problem. If weight gain is a problem then it’s a good idea to start making some menu changes. Many parents don’t give children enough water instead filling a toddler with fatty milks and sugary juices; toddlers need water. Giving a toddler adequate water to drink throughout the day will actually fill up those little tummies and help parents devise a healthy eating schedule of breakfast, lunch, dinner and two-three snacks as recommended.\n\nToddlers with No Appetite\n\nToddlers with no appetite tend to be the ones that most parents worry about and sometimes there’s no cause for concern, other times there is. Parents should consult with a pediatrician for a check up to make sure illness or an underlying condition isn’t present. Most often times, the child just doesn’t want to eat and pediatricians tell parents not to stress about it, simply keep an eye on the toddler.\n\nToddler Eats\n\nToddlers should eat a balanced breakfast, a sensible lunch and a light dinner with a two-three snacks throughout the day just adults should. A balanced breakfast for a toddler could be a bowl of cereal with a banana, an apple pancake or waffle, orange slices with peanut butter toast and even a bowl of oatmeal with apple slices downed with a glass of milk, juice or water. The average lunch for a toddler isn’t complicated either.\n\nTry them out with a tuna sandwich on whole wheat bread, some grapes or a green leafy salad. Children love food that they can play with! Remember snacks can be a cup of yogurt, some raisins or even a few cherry tomatoes. \n\nA toddler can’t be blamed for bad eating habits because they don’t prepare their own food and it’s up to Mom and Dad to make those wise decisions about what to and what not to introduce their children to. Be wise in selecting the foods for toddlers because good nutrition is a great start!
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None. \nSimple foods--whole brown rice, for example, or veggies and the like are recommended. Very little, if any, products containing refined sugars should be eaten. No products containing white flour--the stuff is garbage.\nAnd of course, regular exercise.\nI could go on and on...
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Eating issues top the list of stresses in a lot of parents of 3 year olds.  A child will NOT starve themselves, so start by making food a "non-issue"  Offer her food, if she doesn't eat, put it away and offer it again later.  Don't beg, plead or bribe her to eat.  Stick with healthy foods in a variety of textures, colors, shapes and from all food groups.  She will not likely sit still long for meal times, so offer small meals throughout the day.  Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and 3 snacks are appropriate for her age and health concerns.  Keep the portion sizes small.  If she is drinking a lot of juice, even if it is diluted with water, it contains enough sugar to make a small body think they aren't hungry.  A small amount of juice diluted with water served at one snack per day is plenty.  Stick with water and milk, which should probably be whole milk based on her need for calorie intake.  Avoid the empty calorie foods like chips and cookies.  Ice cream in small amounts, again as part of a snack or meal, can help with calcium intake.  I would suggest starting the day by serving breakfast, let her eat what she wants.  Then remove the food and let her play.  When she asks for something to eat, offer her a small plate of healthy bite size snacks such as string cheese cut into pieces, grapes cut in 1/2, mini Ritz crackers (whole wheat is good for her).  If she won't eat that, let it sit on the table and when she is hungry she will.  It is so tempting and normal to bribe her to eat with promises of sweet treats, but that is only developing some bad eating habits for her.  Experiment with veggies in a variety of ways such as carrots can be raw, steamed, or stir fried.  Her doctor should be made aware of her poor eating and may want to examine her to rule out any type of illness and may recommend a supplement such as pedia-sure, but most kids do not need that.  A nutritionist can also be consulted who can help design a meal plan specifically geared to help with weight gain.
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fruit is always a good solution. and whole grain stuff is good too. \nhere's a website to help: <www.onthetable.net/news.html>
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well we can start out by replacing junk food with heathy food in our schools and at home. exercise with our children by taking walks together. teach them about junk food and what it can do to our body's. parents should set the example.
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We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But getting the kids to eat a healthy meal in the morning can be a big challenge, especially when most mass-market cereals are loaded with sugar, artificial flavors and colors. What's a parent to do? The good news is that there is a whole array of kid-friendly cereals available at your local health food store. By using sweeteners such as honey, molasses and brown flee syrup, these natural cereals help satisfy your little ones' sweet tooth in the morning while still offering the benefits of whole grains, vitamins and minerals.\n\nAnd what about moms and dads? Studies have shown that people who eat a breakfast of cereal, milk and orange juice end up, consuming an average of 40 percent more fiber, 40 percent more iron, 54 percent more vitamin A and 38 percent more calcium. Breakfast skippers, on the other hand, tend to make up few nutrients--but lots of calories--over the day.\n\n Here's the problem: the advent of sugary puffs, pops and flakes ruined cereal's reputation. Grains are great food, but once they are rendered into typical breakfast cereals, they can be murder on a healthy diet. Most breakfast cereals contain a deadly quantity of refined white sugar-some as much as 30 percent--often appearing under the guise of corn syrup or other less guilty-sounding names. Some contain as much as 14 grams of saturated fat from palm kernel and coconut oils. And many cereals use refined grains, stripped of their healthy fiber, to say nothing of artificial colors, flavors and preservatives.\n\nHow do you make your cereal more healthy? Choose whole-grain flakes, nuggets or biscuits, with healthier, natural sweeteners like honey, molasses or brown rice syrup.\n\nthe whole truth\n\nThe truth is, whole grains are good food. They contain a wide range of vitamins and minerals, including vitamin E, B vitamins and fiber. They contain inosital hexaphosphate (also known as IP-6), which can prevent the formation of free radicals and may protect against breast, colon and liver cancers. Cereals are also rich in folate, a B vitamin that regulates blood levels of homocysteine, an amino acid that's been linked to increased risk of heart disease, stroke and heart attack. Folate also helps prevent neural tube defects (NTDs) in newborns--several studies show as much as a 60 to 70 percent significant reduction in the incidence of NTDs with folate supplementation. And because NTDs develop only 1'8 to 30 days after conception--before many women even know they're pregnant--women of childbearing years need to be especially careful of this important compound. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations require that all grain products be fortified with folic acid--between 0.43 mg up to 1.4 mg per pound of product.\n\nfiber facts\n\nHow much fiber have you had today? If you're like the typical American, probably less than you should. Recommendations for fiber intake range from 20 grams to 35 grams per day. That's where whole-grain, fiber-rich cereals can play an important part of any diet. High consumption of dietary fiber has been linked with reduced risk of colon, breast and prostate cancers. Fiber plays a role in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease through its ability to reduce blood cholesterol, and in the treatment of diabetes by slowing the absorption of glucose from the small intestine. And its laxative effects are equally important: fiber from wheat bran and oat bran is more effective at increasing fecal bulk than that from fruits, vegetables or purified cellulose fiber.\n\nFiber content varies widely between cereals. Many contain less than one gram of fiber per serving, while others offer as much as 14 grams of fiber. For the healthiest bowl, choose a cereal with at least five grams of fiber. Or if you're having a hard time with the shredded cardboard effect of high-fiber cereals, try adding a handful of super-high fiber bran cer
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Exercise, a well balanced diet, and lots of water.  You can push the kid in a stroller and walk.  Eat more fruit and vegetables.
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My 3 year old takes Flintstones Vitamins.  As far as getting the protein, he LOVES spoonfuls of peanut butter!  He thinks that he's getting a treat!  Plus, he loves to eat baby carrots, we call them 'Sports Candy'.  Hope this helps!