| Getting your children eating healthy food can | | | | shout out from the label that they are low on fat. |
| sometimes seem to be a struggle. They see so much | | | | Often the fat has been reduced, only to be replaced |
| junk advertised on television that they think it's | | | | by sugar. |
| normal to eat it. | | | | Remember that sugar often comes in different |
| Sugar gets everywhere and is probably one of the | | | | names on a food label. Watch out for these |
| things that you consider when you're looking at the | | | | "alternative" names: |
| ingredient of the food you serve to your children. | | | | - Fructose |
| For instance, sugared water - also known as Cola - | | | | - Glucose |
| isn't a drink that you'd normally make at home. If you | | | | - Corn syrup |
| were making a cup of coffee of tea, it's highly | | | | - Brown sugar |
| unlikely that you'd add 7 teaspoons of sugar to it. | | | | - Dextrose |
| Yet, if you are buying a commercially produced, | | | | - Galactose |
| non-diet, soft drink that's the quantity of sugar you'd | | | | - Honey |
| get per can. | | | | - Maltose |
| So how do you start your children eating healthy | | | | - Maple syrup |
| food? | | | | - Molasses |
| Start with weaning them off added-sugar drinks. Diet | | | | - Sucrose |
| drinks have their own issues, so the ideal drink is | | | | Once you start looking, you'll be surprised how often |
| water. Failing that, try a freshly squeezed fruit juice. | | | | several of these appear in the same product. No |
| Even this small change, from a high sugar added soft | | | | wonder it's not easy to get your children eating |
| drink at the burger bar to water or orange juice can | | | | healthy food. |
| be a good start. After all, no matter how hard you | | | | After cutting down on unnecessary sugars, your |
| try to get your children eating healthy food, there will | | | | next point of attack in your quest to getting your |
| still be times when they end up at a burger bar or a | | | | children eating healthy food is probably fried food. |
| pizza restaurant. | | | | Weaning your children off fried food, or at least |
| When you are at the supermarket, watch out for | | | | reducing the number of times a week that they eat |
| added sugar. Be especially aware of products that | | | | food that has been fried, should be next on your list. |