Do not forget also about the diet (more high-calorie meals should be given in the morning) and culinary processing of foods. Literature, which can be used in the compilation of children's diets, is published a lot, so that parents have no difficulty with this.
We will be treated?
Medical indications are a risk of development of those complications, which we mentioned above. If the problem is only aesthetic, then parents need to remember that there are no ideal people, and there is no "ideal body mass." Therefore, it makes no sense to develop complexes in themselves and in the baby, adjusting the appearance of the child under any pattern. it can be bad for not only the physical health of the child, but also on his psyche.It is better to get in the family positive health traditions - for example, daily morning exercises, "ski" weekends, walking.
We grow thin competently
One of the most difficult tasks in the process of weight loss is to change the established eating habits. But it will have to be done. At this point, the most common problems with food that did not dare in early childhood. And another mom, bringing a child to see a doctor, asks: "Tell him that you can not eat only sausages and pasta, pizza and sandwiches, etc." Forgive me, dear mothers, and who taught him to such "delicacies" ?! A child who really wants to lose weight will find it difficult to refuse dishes loved and respected by the whole family. So, if a child is contraindicated in any products, then for the other members of the family, they should not be cooked or bought. All honestly! And do not entertain yourself with the thought that by making the suggestion: "Do as adults tell you (but not how they do it themselves)!", You will accustom the crumb to proper nutrition - the dictatorship is not your ally.If it was decided at the family council to change habits in food, then patience and perseverance are necessary for all household members, and it is desirable for some mothers and fathers to learn to set themselves limits and say the word "no."
Adults will also have to constantly remind the kid in one way or another that they have other rules in their family that parents and children observe. We must learn to adequately respond to the actions of the child (do not forget to praise or, on the contrary, condemn), and constantly, and not from case to case.
Even if it was a favorite family pastime, you should limit visits to cafes, restaurants and fast food establishments. Because it is impossible to control the composition of dishes, the process of cooking and the volume of portions.
It is necessary to eliminate "sabotage" from loving grandmothers, who, as a rule, it seems that the grandson or granddaughter is undernourished.
In order to reduce weight, children from 3-4 years of age are prescribed a therapeutic, hypocaloric diet, which is based on a decrease in the energy value of food (by the way, it is inadvisable for children under 3 years old). In the first three years of life, the diet of crumbs is often far from the physiological norm (overestimated), but after 3 years, babies begin to grow actively, and enter into the optimal form. Caloric content of the diet of this diet is reduced due to carbohydrates and animal fats, but the protein content in it should correspond to the norm.
Basic rules of nutrition
What can, and what can not be eaten, to lose weight, as a rule, everyone knows. You can not - any sweets, fatty foods, patties, flour. Such "delicacies" it is better not to buy at all.And yet, there can not be a general diet for the whole family - for the baby it should be worked out separately Calculate the calorie content of your child's usual diet and compare it with the norm, then adjust the children's menu. , but not too harshly, and it is easier for a child to observe a new diet for a long time, which is very important for this treatment. Now let us dwell on some typical mistakes that parents make when translating crumbs into "diets."
For example, many weight loss recommendations say: drink a lot of juice, better fresh, eat more fruit.
Wrong! Children, of course, are happy to comply with this regime. Still, sweet - and allowed! Therefore, it turns out: juices - liters, fruits - kilograms. Again at the expense of the usual necessary food. If you count the calorie content of such a "diet", you will get a diet for those who want to get well, because in 1 liter of juice of calories, as in a chocolate bar, there are also many calories in sweet soda water, but there are low-calorie brands with artificial sugar substitutes, they are undesirable to use for children under 7. And after - the less often, the better.
Further, if we follow the generally accepted guidelines, it is proposed to replace animal fats with vegetable fats. Parents, without hesitation, change, for example, mayonnaise in a salad for vegetable oil. Again wrong. Mayonnaise, of course, is necessary, but vegetable oil contains as many calories as mayonnaise. Therefore, you can fill salad with only low-fat sour cream. Or another low-fat sauce, whose recipes can now be found quite a lot.
Some parents replace sugar in the children's menu with fructose. Buy sweets and other sweets on fructose, sorbitol. A mistake again! Fructose and sorbitol are very high-calorie foods, not inferior to sugar. Their usefulness is only that they do not require insulin for their assimilation, so the load on the pancreas is not so strong. But for children who want to lose weight, they are useless.
What else do we like to get involved in? Seeds! At first glance - harmless food. But, unfortunately, this is a delusion. Look at the calorie content of this product and compare it with the same chocolate. Alas, there is almost no difference, and seeds are eaten, as a rule, in large quantities.
Situation under control
As a children's nutritionist is a rare profession, parents need to learn how to count the diet themselves, and this is not difficult at all. Get a guide in the bookstore (or download on the Internet) for caloric content of foods and dishes.
You will need household electronic scales. Weigh the portions and count them by reference. Many simple dishes can be counted. For example, cooked pasta - weighed, then weighed the oil, put it in the pasta and found the total caloric value of the dish. Very useful in this situation books and magazines, in which the caloric content of dishes is already calculated. The number of calories to be received by a child can be calculated using the following formula: 1000 kcal + N (N - age).
Boys can add another 10% of the result. If a child regularly engages in sports or dancing, the number of calories should be greater than the physiological norm, but this is already determined individually.
The most suitable - swimming in the pool, riding a bike, roller. If this is not available, then even 10 minutes of daily gymnastic exercises, running or training with a hoop will help. Down with the chemistry!