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Planning a day’s diet depends on various factors like sex, weight of a child, his/her physical activities, present daily intake and likes/dislikes. Given below are the healthy tips that would improve your child’s nutrition. - Give them small frequent and healthy meals instead of 2 large meals.
- Emphasize on whole cereals, whole wheat and its products, pulses and sprouts.
- Encourage milk and milk products, lean meat, de skinned chicken, fish and eggs in moderation.
- Include lots of fruits and vegetables in different forms. Try to incorporate at least one green leafy vegetable daily in any meal.
- Avoid too much of junk foods, fried/oily foods, sweets, chocolates, pastries, cold drinks. As children it is obvious that all these listed foods to be avoided will be their favorite foods, but it is important to learn the key to moderation and as parents you would teach them.
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