Obesity – will your child be the next victim?

“Unhealthy lifestyle leads to obesity among kids” screamed the headlines from The Times of India. A recent phenomenon you ask? Well, this headline is dated July 28, 2009! 

Obesity is no longer a lifestyle disease happening to rich and spoiled kids in America. According to Dr. Abhay Mutha, a consultant diabetologist, obesity among children and teenagers in India, from the age of six to 14, is increasing steadily. He directly correlates obesity to working or busy parents who do not know how harmful wrong food choices can be for their kids.

"Parents today grab something for their children's tiffin on the way to school and that something is mostly junk food. Today, most children's lunch boxes have potato wafers, cakes, pav bhaaji or something similarly, which is not nutritious," he says. Sounds familiar? Does this remind you of your child’s lunch or snack box? If so it is time to change your children’s snacking habits. 

Easier said than done! A typical child watches 15-20 commercials, on an average, during an hour of TV. Unfortunately for you, and your kid, most of these commercials promote junk food. So what can you do to wrench your child away from choosing unhealthy snacks?

Pediatricians and experts recommend following 3 key strategies to reduce unhealthy eating.

1. Do not buy unhealthy snacks in the first place – Sounds simple, but extremely difficult to implement. Ensure all adults in the family also refrain from eating them.
2. Provide healthier alternatives like soups and home-made snacks – Grilled Cheese sandwich, with a cup of warm tomato soup is healthier, tastier, and more filling than a cup of potato chips that provide empty calories
3. Educate your kids – Kids need to be informed about healthy and unhealthy eating choices. While there is nothing wrong in the occasional ice cream or potato chips for special occasions, or even once a week, your kids need to know that the daily choices they make will shape their growth. Literally.

What would make healthy eating more enjoyable?

Make Healthy Eating Enjoyable! Say no to Junk Food!!

Eating healthy & nutritious food is fundamental for a healthy life. Healthy eating trends are changing quite fast as we become more knowledgable about the nutrition value of daily foods we eat.

Do you find healthy eating difficult, because there isn't enough time to cook? or
Are you too tired when you get home from work to cook a healthy dinner from scratch?
Whatever may be the reason I hope to inspire and encourage you to enjoy good healthy food. Well there are no angels out there waiting to help moms. You need to help yourself by effort, planning and determination, to find a way to incorporate healthy eating back into your busy life and to continue living holistically.

We all know that eating nutritious food is basic need for a healthy life. Even though more often, the food that is good for us somehow doesn't seem as tempting as the rich, calorie laden foods.


The quality of the ingredients and the flavour of the food is undoubtedly  a important and unavoidable  factor in whether food is enjoyable however this is only part of the equation.

It is said 'you eat with your eyes' really is true as the visual appearance of food is one of the first mental stimuli received before the flavour of the food is even tasted. So, by making nutritious food look appealing and exciting it becomes more tempting and desirable.  If it tastes as delicious as it looks then it will be more enjoyable to eat.

Thinking creatively about the visual appeal of the food is fun for the person preparing the meals! So go ahead and make choice of healthy foods and complement it by attractive looks while you serve it to your kids and family.

Your Kids would love to have a beautiful looking soup. Try it!