How to prepare a healthy meal for a child

As you plan and prepare healthy meals for your child, consider some of the harmful habits we all have when it comes to nutrition. Taking care of children's nutrition is also an opportunity to reconsider your habits and make some positive changes in the family's diet.

Use as little salt as possible. Try not to add salt to an already prepared dish. Ready-made and canned food, as well as winter preserves, contain a lot of salt. Small amounts of salt are needed in the diet to provide iodine, which is necessary for the functioning of the thyroid gland.

Sugar/sweets should also be used as little as possible, as they increase the risk of obesity and diabetes, as well as the risk of tooth decay.

Avoid empty calories - foods that contain too many carbohydrates, fats, sugar and salt and no other valuable ingredients (snacks, chips, candies, wafers). These foods is are harmful, and also expensive.

Ready-made food also contains artificial sweeteners, preservatives, additives that are harmful to the human body, especially for developing children.

Processed meats, especially lower-priced ones, such as salami, pâtés, hot dogs, are often produced from low-quality meat of unknown origin, which contains hormones or antibiotics, as well as additives and preservatives. They will not harm us after one meal, but frequent intake over several years will.

Carefully read the labels and declarations on the purchased groceries: shelf life, composition, origin, additives used.