Parents always want to give the best nutrition and diet for child’s health. But parents, should Take Note Of These Common Myths About Kids’ Nutrition   

Being parents, we always want to give our children the best we can.  And when it comes to their health, we consider every option to provide them with the right nutrition and diet. During this process, we often end up developing myths. Here are 5 common diet myths that can hamper your child’s health:

1.Children know What they want to Eat

Children have taste preferences but no specific choices in food. They like whatever their taste buds like. So, it is easy to develop healthy eating habits in them over time.

To achieve this, set an example by eating with them and offer them a variety of healthy eating options. Involve them in picking out the groceries with you, this may develop their interest in trying those as well. Most importantly, don’t push them, gradually introduce them to new flavours.

2.Frequent Eating will make them Healthy

This is a misconception that if children eat frequently, it will advance their growth and development. The fact is healthy eating habits like fixed time of having meals, eating according to the appetite, healthy snacking and a balanced diet are the growth determinants. Frequent snacking and overeating can result in health issues like obesity, diabetes etc. later in life.Therefore, three well-rounded meals and a healthy snack per day are sufficient for children.

3.Include Fruit Juice in their Diet

Fruit juice is indeed a health boosting option. But it is not as healthy as serving a whole fruit. Fibre is equally important like any other nutrient and vitamin for our body. When you give your child fruit juice its fibre value becomes negligible which is in fact unhealthy. So, inculcate the fruit-eating habit in her and offer juices occasionally.

4.Make them eat Healthy Ingredients without their Knowledge

Many parents secretly put veggies and other healthy ingredients in their child’s meal. But aren’t you depriving them of the knowledge that vegetables are actually beneficial for health? Make them understand the concept of healthy eating and its significance in the development. Also, present food in a manner that entice her to eat.

5.More Sugar Means High Energy Levels

Consuming too much sugar is in fact bad for health. It can lead to ‘sugar addiction’ which can harm children both physically and psychologically. This addiction can generate irritability, mood swings, changes in activity levels etc. Hence, you should monitor their sugar intake levels regularly.

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Shemford & Shemrock Group of Schools

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Today almost every other Instagram post, health and fitness influencers will tell to cut carbs and adopt the Keto lifestyle. Facebook feed, too, might be replete with adulatory posts of how some celebrities have managed to lose bags of extra pounds by adopting the Ketogenic diet. All of this excitement around this mother of fad diets, has probably led people to go the Keto way. After all, what’s there to not love?

A prima facie view of the diet, in fact, sounds really appealing. Yes, you can’t have breads, roti or rice, but can add dollops of cheese to veggies, slather butter on meats and indulge in crispy fried bacon for breakfast. Sounds swell, doesn’t it? A diet that doesn’t include endless boring salads and fruits and lets you lose kilos by eating fats and meats is probably the stuff of dreams for many. And just like everything else that sounds too good to be true, this diet too has its major drawbacks that are rarely spoken of.

But first, let’s really understand what Ketosis and the Ketogenic diet is all about. Ketosis is basically a metabolic state in which body doesn’t have access to its primary fuel source, glucose. It, therefore, burns fats to produce energy in a bid to provide glucose from triglycerides. Ketones, a type of acid, are a by-product of this process. As body burns fats when in ketosis, the Ketogenic diet is aimed at achieving this metabolic state. To this end, the Ketogenic diet is made up primarily of fats and is extremely low in carbohydrates. The Keto diet plan involves getting about 75% of daily calorie in-take from fats, 20% from proteins and only 5% from carbs. Most people on the Keto diet end up having copious amounts of saturated fats such as butter and ghee, and red meats to meet their daily micro-nutrient requirements. While eating fibrous vegetables on the Keto diet, is recommended to avoid fruits as they are high in sugar (read carbohydrate) content.

All of these diet restrictions and the carb cutting definitely results in short-term weight loss, but in the long term is it really healthy to avoid carbs all together? Experts have suggested in unison, that it’s not. In fact, such restrictive dieting can have extremely harmful effects on the body in the long-term.

• Because of the many foods that one is supposed to eliminate as part of the Keto diet, one can end up suffering from severe vitamin and mineral deficiencies. This can gravely impact bone density and can also lead to gastrointestinal disorders, particularly constipation because of eating much less fiber than before.
• Eating more protein than one used earlier, can up the calcium and uric acid levels in the body tremendously, which can result in kidney stones, especially if one isn’t careful about staying properly hydrated. Build-up of uric acid can also lead to gout.
• The most deleterious impact of the Keto diet, however, is related to cardiovascular health. Keto diet encourages to eat all kinds of fats, including full-fat diary, red meats and other saturated fats, which have long been known as highly harmful to the heart as well as to blood cholesterol levels. Having saturated fats in large quantities can increase Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol which leads to plaque formation in the cardiovascular system, leaving a high risk of a heart attacks or of strokes.

Enthusiastic supporters of this diet often argue that Keto isn’t all about eating butter and consuming heavy cream, however, most followers of the Ketogenic lifestyle do end up consuming these products in large quantities to make up for all the other food items they are cutting out. In fact, many proponents of the diet, until questioned about heart health will often tell that being able to eat such foods is the best part about it.

While all diets have their positive and negative aspects, the Keto-obsessed camp often tends to be completely oblivious to the harmful effects of such strict carbohydrate reduction in the body. This tendency further adds to the worry of nutritionists and cardiologists who believe that Keto followers need to understand that each food group, including carbs, comes loaded with specific nutrients which the body needs for its healthy functioning and survival. Therefore, no macronutrient should be demonized and all food groups should be consumed in moderate quantities with a focus on eating healthy.

Dr. Amar A. Amale
MBBS, MD, DNB
Cardiologist DocsApp-Medical App,
Bengaluru -560008

Ph: (+91) 11399-62333

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Coriander is aromatic and is popularly used as afresh herb to flavour vegetables and curries. It is a stimulant, carminative, stomachic, used in sore throat, fever, thirst and other common ailments.

Coriander is an aromatic herbaceous plant grown for its fruit and leaves in kitchen gardens as well as a commercial crop. The seeds (fruit) of this crop are used as condiment and as a major constituent of curry powder. The seeds and leaves contain essential oil rich in “linalool’ which accounts for the aromatic character of the plant. The leaves are used as salad and are rich source of vitamins C and A. Used in the ailments like dyspepsia, flatulence and piles.

The oil is in good demand in other countries for flavouring liquors like gin and beverages and a variety of food products. Coriander can be cultivated on almost all types ot soils provided sufficient organic manure is applied under irrigated conditions. Unirrigated crop may be cultivated on heavy soils which have better water retention capacity. Generally, it could be grown effectively on both light sandy and heavy loam soils.

PARTS USED: Leaves, stem and seeds.

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: Moisture — 86.3 gms, Protein — 3.3 gms, Fat — 0.6 gm, Carbohydrate — 6.3 gms, Calcium —140 mgs, Phosphorus—60 mgs, Iron—8 mgs, Vitamin A — 8645 – 1, 35,807, IU Vitamin El — 49 meg, Vitamin B2 — 60 meg, Niacin — 0.7 mgs, Vitamin C — 131 mgs, Potassium — 453 mgs, Oxalic acid — 5 mgs,

 MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

1. Gargling the leaf juice or chewing the leaves is good for stomatitis.

2. Vomiting with indigestion- two spoons of the juice mixed with buttermilk is to be taken twice daily.

3. As it contains Iron, if taken with honey, the juice of the leaves improves the haemoglobin in anaemic patients.

4. In nasal bleeding, the juice of the leaf can be used as nasal drop.

5. Juice with   candy,   if   taken   controls   the   undiagnosed giddiness.

6. A glass of buttermilk mixed with fresh leaf is very good for digestion. It is to be taken after meal.

7. Chewing habit of the leaf prevents dental caries.

8. Honey with the leaf juice, if taken daily early morning improves immunity.

How to use Coriander in your diet – click here for details

Dr.Vasundhara Bhupathi
No 222, 2nd E cross, 3rd Block
3rd Stage Basaweswara nagar
Bangaluru 79
Mob: 9480334750

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38yr old Sudha, complains of obesity. She explains that she was lean up to the age of 34 and with no reason she put on weight. Being thyroid, hormones normal, with regular walking & exercise her weight was increasing. This is not the only problem of Sudha, many are suffering with this weight gain and the main reason being our food & lifestyle. Rather than knowing how much we eat, it is important to know what should we eat and what not to eat.

One cup of rice and one roti are equal in their quantity but rice digests faster and roti takes time to digest. So consuming less heavy food keeps stomach full for extended period.

A drink of hot water, honey & lemon – early in the morning has become very popular for weight loss but honey should never be mixed with any hot substance. Also as per Ayurveda honey & water after food is ideal for weight loss. There are many such food facts to be known according to body nature, season, disease, etc. will be thought at Mahanasa Ayurveda. Here we also teach basics of Ayurveda, foods to eat and along with healthy and tasty recipes

Navane millet recipes for obesity & diabetes

Ingredients:

Grind well – cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, coriander powder, dry coconut, pepper, mint leaves, coriander leaves, ginger and garlic.

Navane millet, Methi leaves, onion

Preparation:

• Take a pan and roast cinnamon, clove, cardamom.
• Add onions
• After onions are fried add methi leaves and roast for some time.
• Later add navane millet, water, salt and grinded ingredients.
• Cook well by string or with with pressure cooker and serve hot.

Also Read: LET’S BUST SOME OF THE SHOCKING MYTHS ABOUT OBESITY.

Dr. Archana. C
Mahanasa, healthy kitchen
#57/1, 2 Main, 3 Cross,
AECS Layout , Sanjay Nagar,
Bangalore – 560094
Mob: +91 9620580101/9844456687
info@mahanasa.com
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