With childhood obesity at an all time high in the United States, children’s nutrition is becoming an increasingly pertinent issue to parents and caregivers. What’s more, studies show that only seven percent of American children are getting their daily-recommended allowances of fruits and vegetables. Stephen Adele, the founder of Voots, a supplement that provides a full day’s serving of fruits and vegetables in two candy-like tarts, wants busy parents to understand that raising healthy, fit children is easy, affordable and extremely important.
“Research indicates that all of a child’s fat cells are formed by the time they are nine years old. This means that at a very young age, they’ve already developed a predilection to be fit and thin, or overweight. As parents, it’s our job to give our kids a fighting chance at being a healthy individual. This means being mindful of their eating habits from the get go and following a few simple rules,” Stephen Adele attests.
Understand that you are the nutritional role model for your kids – Like it or not, the first step to raising healthy, mindful eaters is becoming one yourself. As with many things, our children look to us for inspiration and influence when it comes to their diets. Don’t think that you can get away with eating what you’d like, as long as you provide a nutritional option for the little ones. Your kids will always want to eat what you eat.
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