Healthy meal

It is 7 A.M. and I am almost late to my office, but I am also concerned about getting my three children ready for school and making sure their first meal of the day—breakfast—is a healthy one. Are they getting enough fiber and vitamins? Is there too much fat or sugar in their food? Later that morning, as I go to hospital and meet someone, a thirty-five-year-old obese diabetic who is about to undergo a procedure to open blocked arteries, I am reminded of how important it is to protect my young girls from heart disease.
Heart disease patients are heavier, and also younger, than they have ever been. This pattern is disturbing, and our children are at risk of living shorter lives than their parents. We know that this disease is largely preventable through a healthful diet and as doctors, it is our job to educate and teach our patients ways tomprove their lives. As parents, we know how important it is to teach our children good habits early on.

Ironically, most people are actually aware of the fundamentals of a healthy diet and the necessity of eating more vegetables and fruits while avoiding too much starch, sugar, and saturated fat. Yet having fruits and vegetables every day.

The fact is that the consumption of vegetables is the cornerstone of any diet, be it cardiovascular, diabetic, or weight loss. While it’s the basis of vegetarian diets, as well as Mediterranean and other region-specific diets, it is not a part of our national way of eating. That’s unfortunate: vegetables and fruits contain many vitamins, minerals, and fiber—nutrients that strengthen our bodies andhelp them grow in a healthy way.

In this website, there are many way to to feeding our children healthful foods at an early age without added stress for either parents or children. So keep reading...