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Please … just one more bite
Sondra Hope is a Qatar-based international certified fitness and health coach, specialising in personal, sports and child nutrition. She is the founder of HopeFit, which specialises in online and personal training and nutrition coaching. In her spare time, she also does motivational speaking, spends time with her other passion, Pixal8 Photography, as a professional photographer, and dabbles in painting and fine art.
Read on to learn how to positively influence your children’ s eating habits by creating a positive eating environment and being a good role model
By Sondra Hope
While peer pressure and TV commercials for junk food can make getting kids to eat well seem impossible, there are steps that you as parents can take to instill healthy eating habits without turning mealtimes into a battle zone. By providing nutritious food for your kids and being a positive role model, you can make a huge impact on their lifelong relationship with food and give them the best opportunity to grow into healthy, confident adults.
Encourage healthy eating habits
Children develop a natural preference for the foods they enjoy the most, so the challenge is to make healthy choices appealing. Focus on overall diet rather than specific foods. Kids should be eating whole, minimally processed food— food that is as close to its natural form as possible.
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