What do you feed your kids...?
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Growing kids are like bottomless pits, especially during growth spurts or if they're into energetic activities.  Assuming that they are not overweight or underweight, but just active children, I'd try things with lots of fiber and bulk... like light popcorn, bananas, apples, pears, whole grain crackers (even graham crackers), lowfat cheese (like string cheese or 2% cheese cubes), lowfat yogurt (GoGurt tubes frozen and eaten like a push-up pop is great!)\n\nLimit anything with a lot of sugar vs bulk (like grapes or oranges or juices - even natural sugars will make them feel hungry again in a short while) and have them drinking lots of water with snacks because sometimes thirst feels like hunger, especially to children.  Could be they're really just thirsty!\n\nCelery with peanut butter is another good choice... it's filling... or baby carrots with lowfat ranch dressing to dip them into.  My mom used to give me a baggie of celery and carrot sticks and send me outside to play - lol  Just remember that the longer it takes to digest something, the longer it will "stick with them"   :)\n\n(Obviously I attacked the snack time issue - lol  I'm assuming they're eating three healthy normal meals each day from what you said...)    :)
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i got about 20 river turtles .of ,three different species .\nthey eat tortillas ,rotten fish,water hyacinth,duck weed ,various plants ,shrimp if they can get it.bread ,lettuce.rice ,mango.water melon.papaya,banana\nand pizza for sure,
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You are probably eating poorly, believe me I know what you are going through, I have four kids.  Start small and cut down your portions, and do some simple work outs.  Maybe you have a machine like a bike or treadmill collecting dust in the house.  Put the kids down for a nap and get on it for about 20 minutes a day.  Eat half of what you normally eat at dinner.  Stay away from sweets, it's so easy to grab a couple of cookies and eat them when you dish them out to the kids, you have to resist.  Drink water, instead of pop.  Good Luck.
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1. Iron foods - Best thing to overcome the problem\nGive them enough Spinach. If they don't like it. Make some patties or pastries with spinach. They will love to eat it. Spinach is 100% of iron.\n\n2. If the iron level is too low, give them an iron tonic (children love to have syrup than tablets) until they overcome the lower level.
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Well there is the salvation army.  They give out food hampers and gifts for the kids.  If you find anything else could you let me know.  Much appreciated.....
956404
I controll everything that my son eats (he is only 3)  He never goes hungry, he loves good food, and he has never had McDonalds. Practically everything that he eats I make from scratch. We eat every meal at the table. The only time we eat infront of the tv is if we are watching a movie (once a week) .  And that is a small snack is preportioned before we sit down. Btw we don't have cable or anything.
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Wake up, shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, dress and feed the kids, go to work...\n\nWork, lunch is either going out or running errands like shopping or dry cleaning or running home to do laundry, more work...\n\nAfter work, go pick up the kids, feed them, fix dinner for me & hubby, read to & play with kids, get kids ready for bed, then relax with either a book or video games or quality time with hubby.\n\nSome days I feel like I've spent the whole day running an obstacle course to get everything taken care of, but the smiles on my children's faces make it all worth it. I love them more than anything. I often manage to squeeze in a little time for myself, so it's not so bad. Plus my children are very young and I know as they get older, they won't need as much constant care. This is just the challenge of a new parent.
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how about a chili or pancake feed. thats some of the things me and my friends do in our community to raise money for cancer patients.
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Maybe you should just not buy bread. Also making the veggies fun for your child like peanut butter on celery and low fat ranch for dipping the veggies. Hope this helps...
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What about non-green veggies?  \n\nDo you only give them to her cooked?  \n\nKids generally love fresh veggies.  You can cut them up and provide some dip to make it fun to eat.  Instead of just serving them to her, make a plate of them and plop down with them as a family snack in front of the TV.  \n\nBread, Peanut Butter, Banannas, Apples, and Rice cause constipation.  Quit feeding her peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.\n\nBut apple JUICE is good for constipation--along with all juices.  Prune juice is THE BEST!  \n\nDON'T DO LAXATIVES!  Laxatives just promote the constipation into a cycle and will not solve the problem. \n\nMost important is bowl training.  Teach your child to NOT WAIT or HOLD IT IN and to go to the bathroom as soon as she feels the urge to go.  Waiting and holding cause constipation.
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I agree with the people above. You should set the right example for your and other kids. And recycle. Find a nice kebab recipe, take your family to the park for a lovely sunday BBQ, and turn the remains into a decorative shade lamp.\nEnjoy!\nRegards from Holland.
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Wheat tortilla\nTurkey\nLettuce \nHummus\nCream Cheese\nHoney Mustard\nOnions\nWrap it all together- you can use many different ingredients like black beans, tuna, cucumbers, avocado, salad dressings (like vinigarettes) fresh spinache for more nutrition than lettuce, chicken chunks...\n\nSalad (mixed greens, fresh spinache etc): tuna, chicken, croutons, olives, tomatoes, cucumber, onions \n\nVeggie sandwich: Sour dough bread, pesto, hummus, provolone chees, tomato, lettuce, cucumber.\n\nChicken breast made with Foreman, chicken breast, shake herbs and cayan pepper, black pepper and maybe a little salt and cook. Eat yogurt with it or fruits. \n\nSteamed peeled shrimp, cocktail sauce + a three bean salad\n\nEgg salad sandwich- easy on the mayonaisse though + fruit salad (salad with a little yogurt and sprinkled almonds or walnuts)
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I have a family of 5 as well.  I have a 7 month old, a 2 year old and a 5 year old.  We spend about $100-150 a week on groceries.  How much are you spending?  I always make sure that my family has enough to eat and snack on!  But, we buy generic or cheap and easy meals.  Have you ever thought of buying a box of bisquick and following the recipes on the back?  Or making some goulosh (meat, tomato sauce and macaroni ) ?  Is your baby still on formula?  Do you have a WIC program for your state?  You should consider that - they pay for the formula!  It's a true life saver!
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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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Cooked carrots, pieces of strawberries, chocolate cake with icing(that was fun), (Number one) Vienna sausage, teething biscuits, small chunks of cheese, mine loved pieces of bacon, pieces of tomato, pieces of mangos (he really loved those), oranges, pieces of nice ripe pears, avocados....you know, kind of soft mushier stuff so baby doesn't choke, you should see them with poached eggs...lol!  It makes for a great photo session!  LOL!  Mine actually loved chili with beans!  Can you believe it?  \n\nBeware of the choking hazards.  Pop corn - big NO-NO, Grapes, raisins, pieces of hot dogs (Vienna sausage are not like hot dogs and are really soft and go down pretty good)and fresh carrots are a major choking hazard, so avoid those.  Also avoid any small candy and celery isn't very good until they get their teeth in in the back.
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A two year old does not need baby food or a special line of of specially designed toddler food.  They need cut up chunks of a balanced diet.  Meat, cheese, fruit, vegetables, yogurt, bread, crackers, soups, pasta.  Any of these things are great.  If you can afford the special food, and the convenience is great, then go for it.  But they do not need it at all.
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try offering food in fun shapes.  I used to use cookie cutter to shape sandwiches into stars, bear, etc to get one of my boys to eat.\n\nanother idea is to make it a game.  I had the boys pretend to be dinosaurs and then we had to eat the tree tops (broccoli) and berries.