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Our kids are our responsibility. What we feed them can
either make them healthy or unhealthy adults.
I am not sure if you have seen or read the ingredients of
the food they consume at school during breakfast and lunch. I have been packing my son and daughter’s
lunches because what they put in their bodies is my priority. I understand we
are all busy working; however, prioritizing is important. Before I try to convince you to make packing
healthy lunches for your kids a priority, let me tell you why it is mine.
1- The food in the school’s cafeteria is not fresh. They do
offer fruits and veggies; however, most of the fruits are packaged and drenched
in high fructose corn syrup. When the kids are given hot dogs, chicken nuggets etc... they are rarely likely to eat the veggies offered in the salad bar.
2- The packaged food such as bagels, peanut butter and jelly
sandwich, pizza, etc... is made with genetically modified organisms (GMO) and
contains many unnecessary and unhealthy chemicals ( yes they are those
ingredients that are too long and cannot be pronounced by adults.)
3- A sugar packed doughnuts for breakfast are considered
whole grains?? A cup of brown rice, quinoa, millet, buckwheat is whole grains
not doughnuts!!! Maybe the doughnuts were originally started with whole grains
that were processed, fried and dipped in sugar! So it’s not whole grains anymore
and parents should not accept that as an alternative to whole grains.
4- For breakfast, they are served plenty of sugar such as
pancakes and syrup, sausage and syrup, doughnuts and syrup and let me tell you
the syrup is NOT organic 100% Maple Syrup.
So what happens to the children when they eat tons of sugar in the
morning? They crash in the afternoon; hence the misbehaviors in the
classroom.
I hope I was able to make it clear. Wouldn't you want your
kids brains and bodies not be depleted from all the vitamins and minerals? Wouldn't you want to raise healthy adults who
will change the world one day?
Here are some simple ideas for breakfasts and lunches for
your kids.
For breakfast :
Make it simple; pack fruits. Fuel them with real energy that
their brain needs: A cup of blueberries, an apple and a banana, two bananas,
bananas and dates, strawberries and
blueberries, oranges, a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice, watermelon, smoothies, etc…
Make sure you give them enough fruits so they don't get hungry and reach for
chips or cookies.
For Lunch:
Hummus with celery or cucumber
Organic almond butter on Ezekiel or whole grain bread ( the
real organic kind with real ingredients)
Salad with homemade dressing
Organic Non GMO cheese( if they can eat dairy) slices with veggies
Almond butter ( if they're not allergic) and veggies such as celery
The options are endless.
Just make sure you pack them fruits and encourage them to eat them first for better digestion,
veggies and carbs or protein whatever you wish. Make sure you pack them enough
good calories that contain vitamins and minerals so they don't feel
hungry. Count colors ( eat and feed your kids the rainbow) not calories. I usually write what I am going
to pack my son and daughter for lunch on Sunday for the whole week. Sometimes, my kids do not eat everything and
sometimes they do. I never give up and I continue to pack them foods that are
nourishing to their bodies.
"Everytime you eat or drink, you are either feeding disease or fighting it."
Our little ones bodies work so hard to keep them healthy and keep all their organs functioning properly, they also help them fight the colds and flus they encounter environmentally. Let's feed them food that will help them win every battle against environmental toxins, not work against them.
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