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Thursday, April 13, 2017

Cooling Summer Foods for Kids

Aarthi 4:26 AM 0

Summer is here, Even we adults dont feel like eating anything except having cool refreshing liquid foods. Kids get so picky during this month. So it is important to feed refreshing, cool and balanced nutrient foods on summer time.

1)Watermelon
Thanks god, this miracle fruit flows during this hot summer time. it is packed with 90% water content. It is a super food for kids. If they dont prefer to eat it as it is, try to make juice or make popsicles out of it.

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2)Fresh Fruits
Fresh fruits has tons of nutrients in them. Try to enjoy seasonal fruits which has their nutrients to the finest.

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3)Lemon Water
Lemon water helps to hydrate our body. It is best to give a tall glass of lemon water after their play time in hot sun. It helps in digestion as well.

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4)Coconut Water
This plays a important role on hot summer day. There is nothing more refreshing than a fresh coconut water.

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5)Soups:
Even though it is hard to drink hot soups on summer time. But having a bowl of hot vegetable soup or tomato soup cools our body from inside.

6)Buttermilk
Buttermilk is best to hydrate our body as well as brings certain amount of calcium.

7)Cucumber & Mint:
Eating baby cucumbers helps to cool body plus it adds a high level of nutrients.Making a bowl of raita using cucumber helps us to eat it more.

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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Worst Foods for your Little Ones - Foods to Avoid for your Kids

Kids Health Care

Aarthi 9:47 PM 1

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There are certain foods that we feed our kids that are actually bad for them. During the long run it might cause obesity, sickness, stomach issues and health issues in kids. So it is better to avoid those as much as possible.

1)Cereals

This is main thing which we often feed our kids. But actually it is really really bad for kids. Corn has been processed to the extent before it becomes cornflakes. And certain cereals has high amount of sugar content in them which causes many issues.

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2)French Fries

French fries which we buy from shops has heavily processed. Actually they uses processed frozen potatoes to make it. And the oil which they use is used over and over again. It is best to make fries at home with fresh potatoes and clean oil that buying from shops.

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3)Packaged Juices

This one is sick. It has very low fresh fruit content and more of preservatives and sugar content. It is best to give organic fresh fruits that juices.

4)Soda

Soda is not only bad for kids, it is bad for grownups too. The sugar content in a cup of soda is higher than you might think. IN the long run it will cause high sugar, tooth decay in kids.

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5)Biscuits and Cookies

These are made with refined flour, too much sugar and the fat they use is actually vanaspati. it is best to make homemade cookies using whole wheat flour and real butter than buying from shops.

6)Fast Foods

Those fried chicken and pizza have been frozen for a long time before they use. Also the amount of preservatives they use is very bad for kids. The burgers have been processed a lot before it is made. Studies show that popular fast food dishes have not gone bad when they have been stored for over 2 years. Then think about the product that goes in it. It is best to make burgers and pizza in our own kitchen.

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7)Candies & Chocolates

Yes we all love chocolates, kids goes crazy for it. It is must to keep their sweet intake in control. A little wont hurt but excess can cause tooth issues and sugar issues.