1. Eat in a calm and relaxed atmosphere. Be very thankful for the food you are given to eat. In most cases something that was living was sacrificed so you could eat. Taste and enjoy every bite you take.
2. Don't over-eat. Only eat until you are 80% full. You will notice that about ten minutes later you will feel full.
There is a slight time delay between eating the food and your body registering itself as full. That is usually why you feel tired weighted down after eating everything on your plate at a restaurant.
Your brain and taste buds are satisfied, but your body has to pay the price. Once you get used to this you should also see an increase in energy levels because the body is getting the right amount of food.
3. Chew all of your food thoroughly. You also should limit how much you chew gum, it stimulates your digestive juices unnecessarily.
4. Drink at least 8 cups of purified water every day. You should drink water between meals only. I know it may seem crazy that I have to mention this, but: soda, juice, and coffee are not water.
I have had many of my clients tell me that they don't need water because the drinks I just listed usually have water within the ingredients. Every time I respond, "are you kidding me!"
5. Do not consume large amounts of liquid right before, during, or after any meal. This diluted your digestive juices. That also goes for frozen drinks with meals because they freeze digestive enzyme cells, which interrupts the digestive process.
6. Do not eat fruit and meat together. This can give you an upset stomach.
7. Allow your digestive system some rest time. This means that you should try not to eat within at least two hours of your bedtime. Your body requires a fasting period (not eating) of usually ten to twelve hours in order to cleanse and rejuvenate itself properly. Try it, you will wake up with more energy.
8. Include raw(uncooked) vegetables with each meal, that way you provide your body with enzymes that break down the food particles you eat.
9. Please choose healthy food choices. The above recommendations will do little to no good if you eat a lot of fast food, and other junk food. Remember you are as healthy as what you put into your body.
10. Eat spicy! It helps cleanse the body and it increases your metabolism. Pay attention next time you eat something spicy, as long as you don't eat too much food, you should feel a lot of energy afterward.
I am not asking you to burn your tongue off or go into convulsions, but you should eat as much spicy food as you can tolerate. If it does get to hot, drink milk or something creamy, not water. Water makes the burn worse.
I have followed these healthy eating habits for the past two years and have been able to lose weight, keep it off, my energy levels have sky-rocketed (now I want to exercise every day instead of forcing myself), and my mind is clearer. Follow these same rules and you should see the same results!
It is time then to take action and try to inculcate some eating habits using fun as a medium as opposed to threatening or bribing the kids. Remember bribe never helps as kids are smart and they will resort to not eating the food till you give the bribe again. It is not at all a healthy practice.
The first step for parents is not to worry too much about the kids finicky eating. Kids will grow based on the genes they inherit and they have enough in their bodies to sustain them without food for longer periods of time. If you try to feed the kid every now and then it will instill him an aversion for food. Just try and relax before to start making any conscious efforts for improving the kids eating habits.
Encourage your kid to kid to sit at the dinner table with all of the other family members. Make sure that you tell jokes and interesting stories at the dinner table. That will make the dinner or meal an enjoyable experience for the kid. Never ever scold him or nag him for not eating proper food.
Make the food with varying colors and tell the kid about those color coordinated foods. It will be a good learning activity for him and he will start enjoying the meals. Also make sure that when you lay out the food, you lay out in different interesting shapes and sizes. That way he will look forward to each day at the dinner table with something interesting to learn and see.
Another thing that parents usually ignore is that while selecting the food for the family you should make sure to take out the kid to grocery store and let him pick the foods. That way he will get to know the amazing variety of foods and also will start enjoying the meal cooked from the food that he helped pick. Another trick is to make a menu of the meals for the week in advance. Encourage your kid to participate in that and let him prepare those weekly lists on a big sheet of paper and paste it in his room. Tell him to strike out each day one by one.
Hopefully all these activities will help become a healthy eater and you will be happy too
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