Healthy Eating Habits For Kids – Downloadable Game
Good nutrition is the foundation of overall good health, especially when it comes to our kids. Supporting healthy eating habits for kids, really at any age, can put them in a great place when it comes to good health throughout their lives.
There are so many reasons healthy eating habits for kids are important, one of the most important being that good nutrition leads to a healthy gut microbiome, which is the bedrock of our immune system. Groundbreaking research is coming out almost daily now on the important role our microbiome plays in our daily life, and our ability to fight off unwanted viruses, bacteria, and toxins. It’s of the utmost importance in taking care of it.
A healthy microbiome is a robust and diverse group of high-functioning bacteria found in your gut. Your gut helps run almost all aspects of your body. Everything from energy to daily functions like sleep and digestion.
Researchers are even starting to find strong links between things like Autism, Alzheimer’s disease, Diabetes, and some Cancers and the quality of our gut microbiome.
Knowing this, it’s imperative that we teach our kids at a young age how to love healthy foods, and incorporate them into our daily meals. One of the best ways to do this is by eating the rainbow.
Eating The Rainbow
Eating a variety of colorful, fresh, clean (meaning toxin-free), and whole foods is quite possibly the very best thing you can do for your health. By doing this simple activity you ensure you’re receiving the mixture of vitamins and nutrients your body needs to thrive, and you’re keeping your gut bacteria happy and diverse. Your kids should be doing the same things too.
Remember, good gut health can lead to good overall health!
How To Get Your Kit To Eat The Rainbow
Below are two printable charts you can use to help your kids find joy in eating healthy and nutritious foods.
This chart can be printed out and stuck to your fridge. Each day the goal is to eat something of every color. If you fill in the rainbow that day you get a point. At the end of the week if you get 7 points you win a prize of your choice. Special thanks to www.thriftymammastips.com for creating and sharing this great tool.
This chart can also be printed out and stuck to your fridge as a guide to what fruits and veggies fall into each color category. Have fun mixing and matching to complete your food rainbow! Special thanks to the www.fuelforwellness.com for creating and sharing this great guide.
I’d love to know your thoughts on these tools, and how well they worked with your kids. Are there other suggestions you have for supporting kids and healthy diets? If so, share them and your thoughts in the comments below.
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