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The foods children eat are essential towards them having the
necessary amount of energy they need throughout the day. With a recorded
decrease in children’s ability to concentrate, many parents are searching for
natural solutions, without relying on medications, to help their kids. A child’s
diet is fundamental for their growth and taking careful consideration as a
parent of the types of food kids eat can make a tremendous difference on their
daily performance.
In order for children to be able to concentrate properly,
they need to consume good quality whole foods, a balance of carbohydrates, and
protein, all while in taking as little sugar as possible. While its challenging
to control what children do and don’t eat when they’re away in school, ensuring
that they eat a healthy breakfast can make a huge difference.
Before leaving the house in the morning, make sure you try
to getting your child to eat some protein for breakfast. If your child enjoys
yogurt, you can try mixing a scoop of protein powder into the yogurt. A good
quality protein powder can make the yogurt taste similar to pudding, which a
majority of children will love. You can be creative and prepare a fruit
smoothie mixed with protein powder. By adding protein powder to the fruit
smoothie, the sugary taste of the beverage will balance out as well as provide
a healthier, shake-like texture to the drink.
While mixing protein powder into yogurt or a fruit smoothie
is essentially healthier than the average breakfast kids normally eat, feeding
your child whole foods is still a better option. A vegetable omelet is a good
way of mixing a protein source with the vital vegetables they need. Cut up
vegetables your children enjoy ahead of time and simply add them to the eggs
every morning. This is a fast and easy recipe to make sure your kid receives a
healthy breakfast before school.
At the start of any kid’s day, try to avoid feeding your
child sugary cereals or any kind of cereal as a matter of fact. The majority of
cereals have a high sugar content and literally only take minutes to break down
in their bodies. These can often send their blood sugar levels spiking and
dropping rapidly. Cereal also contains very little protein, which offers
children very little nutritional value.
And last but not least, always refrain your child from in
taking coffee or any other sugary, caffeinated beverage in the morning. All the
chemicals they consume through these type of drinks are not healthy for their
growing bodies. Making sure children are eating and avoiding the right type of
food is a good way of ensuring children maintain a healthy lifestyle as well as
improving their concentration and performance throughout their day.
By Dr. Alex Jimenez
