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Friday, December 21, 2007
Getting Whole Grains Into Your Kids Diet
Getting kids to eat healthy foods can be a battle for many parents. Since the food pyramid was changed to include more whole grains, many moms and dads have tried to get more whole grains into their children's diets.
Many doctors believe that it is sometimes possible to "hide" whole grains in meals made for children - allowing parents to rest easy and kids to still enjoy the foods they love. Here are some following tips so you can try to see if you can get some whole grains into your child's diet:
For breakfast, if your children insist on their favorite "kid cereal," use 3/4 of a healthy whole-grain cereal and top it with your child’s favorite sweet cereal variety.
For variety, include low-sugar, hot, whole-grain cereals such as oatmeal.
Use multigrain pasta and find ways to include pasta in meals other than dinner. A cold pasta salad makes a great lunch. Throw a few handfuls of multigrain rotini into your next batch of chicken soup.
Add whole-grain cereal to dishes such as meatloaf and meatballs. It won’t alter the taste and kids can still enjoy these delicious meals
Use half whole-wheat flour/half white flour in cakes and baked goods. Talk about a sweet way for kids to get their whole grains; they’ll never notice the difference.
Save some whole-grain bread that is a few days old and make it into bread crumbs. You can add your favorite spices. They work just as well on chicken breasts, fish fillets or in meatballs.
Ease your kids into eating whole-grain bread. Serve them their next peanut butter and jelly sandwich using a slice each of whole grain and white or try a whole-grain-white variety.
Switch to whole-grain snacks such as popcorn, low-fat tortilla chips and whole-grain crackers.
Posted by HoodiaPharm HungerAway ::
5:46 AM ::
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