Looking after our little angels.
FOOD FOR CHAMPIONS
You are what you eat. Ditto the little ones, so
feed them to acquire better health and more
energy. It’s honestly quite easy since the good
stuff, like fruits and vegetables, do triple-duty
and more!
• Fight the ah-choos Nothing like Vitamin C to help
boost the immune system. Naturopath Kath Terrill
recommends a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables
high in Vitamin C like broccoli, capsicum, citrus fruits
and berries. Other foods include wholegrain cereals,
good protein food and healthy fats.
• Energy boosters Bread, fortified breakfast
cereals and other types of starchy foods like rice,
pasta, yams and sweet potatoes will provide the
calories that your growing, active child needs, plus
vitamins, minerals and fibre as well, says Sam Montel,
a registered public health nutritionist.
• Brain food According to registered dietitian
Melissa Lippert, the diet of little Einsteins should
include eggs, fruits and vegetables, omega-3 fatty
acids (from foods such as avocado, salmon, flaxseed
oil and nuts), wholegrains and iron-rich foods.
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