Easy meal between lunch and dinner should take quality, not quantity! After all, the baby needs a lot of vitamins and microelements for full growth and development. This article offers only useful options.
In the old days in Russia snacks were given at noon, because people got up to work at 4 am. Preserved from antiquity reception of a meal under the name "afternoon snack" in our time passes closer to the evening - around 16.00-17.00, but, as before, it is extremely important, because it helps the correct distribution of food throughout the day. Yes, nutritionists do not stop fighting for 5 meals a day and ... offer options for a mid-morning snack and skinny, and plump babies, both as a healthier and weakened disease.
Carbohydrates for the poor?
From homemade muffins with tea or juice, hardly anyone will refuse. Only the names of the saliva flow: buns, buns, pies ... But they are too caloric, so they will not benefit the plump babies. Well, leave the poor without food? Of course not! Easily assimilated carbohydrates are the main ingredient of useful dried fruits, which children will certainly like. By the way, fruit chips can be made at home.
Avoiding problems easily: periodically give the child a snack for a mid-morning baked apples, compote or jelly from apricots, cherries. Later on, offer the baby marshmallow.
Vitamins of health
Spring avitaminosis affects not only the appearance, but also the well-being of adults and children. So, all the fruits are shown (fresh, frozen) and derivatives from them. If the crumb does not suffer from constipation, cook it with a jelly. The chair is irregular? Do the mashed potatoes. Plum, peach, apricot have a lenient effect. But banana strengthens, and it can even be children with gastritis.
Protein Products
A variety of milkshakes, kefir, yogurt are also good for a light snack. They feed the body with calcium and normalize the work of the gastrointestinal tract.
However, do not forget that such nondescript dishes require a deliberate presentation. To excite the appetite of a small gourmet, decorate them with a piece of fruit, skewers, umbrellas, colored tubes for cocktails and serve in beautiful dishes!
Useful fiber
Hardly digestible and non digestible plant fibers guarantee good digestion, protect against a number of diseases and help to lose weight painfully. Fiber is the main "food" for the microflora. Having received it, the bacteria begin to synthesize the missing vitamins, amino acids, hormones at the expense of the body's resources. And fiber reduces the amount of cholesterol, reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, reduces the time in the gastrointestinal tract of food, helps to cleanse the body of the slides ... Dignity mass! Hence, gradually you need to enter into the menu a carp of fresh apples, carrots, citrus ... Prepare the baby for a mid-morning salad of carrots with an apple. Just do not forget to fill it with sour cream. A child is already three years old? Suggest an assortment of kiwi, banana, orange, pomel. Such a saucer with cream or homemade yogurt.
Tip
Fats are not recommended to give the child a snack. They are not part of an easy snack. It is better to use them in the morning or in the evening. But if the kid had a bad breakfast and had lunch, this option is acceptable. Suggest a cup of pancakes, pancakes, pancakes with jam, jam, sour cream.
Here such simple advice will help your kid to be healthy, cheerful, active, without excess fat in the body.