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Nowadays it seems if many parents are very worried about what

their children are watching on TV or what they are looking at on

the computer. It seems as if many parents are so absorbed with

what their kids are doing that they forget about a very important

part of childhood -- the effects of good nutrition. Not only the

daily effect, but the life-time effects as well.

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Raising Your Kids From the Inside Out

Copyright © 2006 Kathy Castillo

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Nowadays it seems if many parents are very worried about what

their children are watching on TV or what they are looking at on

the computer. It seems as if many parents are so absorbed with

what their kids are doing that they forget about a very important

part of childhood -- the effects of good nutrition. Not only the

daily effect, but the life-time effects as well.

Many households today either have both parents working outside

the home or are a single parent family where the parent works

full time. Full time jobs, sports, activities, homework and more

are all daily chores that must be done and they create a very

stressful, fast-paced life. There is hardly any time to sit down

and eat a well-balanced, nutritious meal and this may be harming

children more than it is helping them.

With many families eating on the run, there is no time to

consider what your children are really eating. Parents will

take the time to see what their kids are watching on TV or the

internet, but they don't pay much attention to what their kids

are eating. These quick prepared meals that your children are

eating are mainly processed foods that are full of sweets, fats,

and oils and according to the Food Guide Pyramid developed by

the US Department of Agriculture, " ...foods that include lots

of fats, oils and sweets should be used sparingly " . ---

http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/nutrition/food_guide_pyramid.html

However, the process of eat and run often caters to a high intake

of sweets, oils and fats.

Do you know that by providing your child good nutritious meals

every day you can diminish his/her craving for junk food?

Children crave junk food because it is quick, fast, and it taste

good. Healthy, nutritious foods can also be quick, fast and taste

good. You simply have to program your child to know which is

better to grab from the refrigerator; a Snicker's Bar or a fresh

mango.

The other day, I went to my son's school for a " mommy luncheon "

and I was simply horrified at some of the things that I seen

these children eating. Some of them had candy bars, potato chips

and soda in their lunch boxes. I did not see one child with a

piece of fresh fruit or a vegetable. I thought, " No wander there

is so much obesity today " . I almost wanted to toss all that out

and go out and buy these children a healthy lunch. It really made

my stomach turn.

Children should eat foods from the Food Pyramid everyday. It is

not all bad to eat sweets, fats and oils. As the matter of fact,

our bodies need those elements, but in small portions. Children

who snack on fruits, vegetable and other healthy foods will not

crave junk food. They will not get obese and they will live

healthier lives. If your child gets a full belly by eating an

apple and some cheese and crackers with a glass of milk after

school, he/she is not going to want that candy bar or that soda

pop.

In addition to good, nutritious, healthy foods, parents should

also give their children some vitamin supplements. According to

Dr. Kurtz, MD, " Children who take vitamins between the ages

of six months and 5 years old tend to be healthier. They do not

get sick as often and their mental and physical development is

at higher levels than children who do not take them. " Vitamin

supplements can curve a child's hunger or snacking craving

between meals and eliminate the threat of obesity. Your child's

good health depends on you, so you really should try to boost

that good health with a vitamin supplement of some sort. Just

think, wouldn't it be nice if your child was the one student in

his/her class that did not get sick when the flu broke out? That

would be because you took the time to consider his/her good

health by providing them with good nutritious meals and daily

vitamin supplements.

In conclusion, I would like to tell all parents about something

that I have tried. It is called Essentialean and it is a

vitamin supplement that alleviates obesity in children. It can

be found at Amazon or at http://www.bodestore.com It curves

the hunger so that the child does not have the urge to snack.

It was formulated in large part by a leading doctor who is

concerned with lowering childhood obesity by providing a high

quality nutritional supplement. I actually gave this a try for

a month or so, mixed with a variety of good, well-balanced,

nutritious meals and I could not believe what happened.

1.) My child lost about 5 pounds (He was about 10-15 pounds

overweight when I started giving him Essentialean),

2.) My son stopped asking for junk food and started asking for

healthy snacks, especially grapes, and

3.) He seemed happier which will reflected in everything he did

including school, sports, and other activities. I think that

Essentialean ia a very powerful vitamin supplement and well

worth my child's good health.

It is time that parents start worrying more about what and how

their children eat. Their eating patterns today will determine

how they eat as adults. Our eating habits can easily be linked

to our good or bad health. So, start teaching your children

good eating habits now, so that they will grow up and be

responsible eaters for a life time.

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Kathy Castillo is a health and fitness enthusiast and

advocate. She writes on a regular basis on timeless

health and fitness tips at the Fit After Forty Blog.

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