Get Your Kids to Eat Right
It's the big question every parent faces: how do you get your kids to eat right when you're not around to supervise them!? Is there really a way to get them to like and choose healthy food, so they'll do it even when you're not there? The answer is YES - you absolutely can do it - and on this episode of Keeping Kids Healthy, we'll show you how! Watch this half hour and you'll learn how to raise your kids to be good eaters, and exactly what to do at every age to get them to eat right and make healthy choices on their own. The medical research supports it: it really can be done - even with teenagers! You just have to learn how, and this program will give you the answers.
Guests:
Emily Lane (age 8)
Matthew Lane (age 10)
Molly Lane (Emily & Matthew’s mother)
Ashley Guzman (age 15)
William H. Dietz, MD, PhD - Director, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity at the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Co-Editor: The American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child’s Nutrition.
Ann Cooper - Certified Executive Chef; Consultant for Food Change, Berkeley, California Public School System; Co-Author: In Mother’s Kitchen
Joy Bauer, MS, RD, CDN - Author, Idiot’s Guide to Total Nutrition; Cooking with Joy: The 90/10 Weight Loss Plan; Former Director of Nutrition and Fitness for the “Heart Start Kids Program” at Mt. Sinai’s Dept. of Pediatric Cardiology.
Chef Jorge Collazo - Executive Chef, NYC Public Schools
David Berkowitz - Executive Director of the New York City Department of Education's Office of School Food & Nutrition Services.
Tips:
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Breastfeeding reduces childhood obesity!
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After Age Two: Serve Reduced-Fat Milk! Less fat, but same calcium
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Watch your serving sizes: a “serving” should be no larger than the size of a fist or a hockey puck.
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For best nutrition, look for the word “whole” in front of the ingredients (e.g., whole wheat) when buying bread products.
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Don’t use hydrogenated oils!
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No trans fats!
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“Good” cooking oils include: Olive oil, Safflower oil, Sesame oil, Canola oil
Resources:
Book: The American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child’s Nutrition
To find out how to change your child’s school food program visit:
http://www.ecoliteracy.org/Joy Bauer’s Nutrition Web Site
http://www.joybauernutrition.com/FoodChange (formerly CFRC) Non-profit organization whose stated mission is to improve lives through nutrition, education and financial empowerment.
http://www.foodchange.org/.
(212) 894-8094The newly revised 2005 Food Pyramid, which gives you details about how much of each kind of food group you should eat each day, can be seen at:
The US Department of Agriculture
http://www.mypyramid.gov/
