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Parents' Grocery Shopping Tips

17/09/2020 1079 nutrition healthy food parents grocery meals kids



Being busy in your life, you can still make healthy choices in your meals despite the busy and hectic routine. Here are some tips that will ease things for parents:

  • Serve whole foods rather than processed ones.
  • Eat fruits and vegetables with every meal.
  • Giver your children lean proteins mostly.
Cook at home in baby food maker for extra convenience and keep things simple during cooking, you do not have to reach for a long nutrition list. While doing your grocery make sure you put the following the cart:

Fiber:
Good for digestion and maintains the blood sugar level, heart health and also fills you up. Get fiber-based food like:

  • Vegetables (fresh, frozen, and canned)
  • Fruits (fresh, frozen, and canned)
  • Beans (dried, canned)
  • Nuts and seeds
  • Whole-grain cereal
  • Whole wheat or whole-grain bread products
  • Whole-grain blend pastas
  • Whole-grain crackers
Potassium:
Usually, kids don’t get enough of these nutrients by which they can improve the health of nerves and muscles and also keep the water balance. The best food sources of potassium are:

  • Avocados
  • Bananas
  • Cantaloupes
  • Leafy green vegetables
  • Orange juice
  • Papayas
  • Potatoes with skin
  • Tomatoes
  • Beans and peas
  • Fish
  • Low-fat and fat-free dairy
  • Nuts (such as almonds, peanuts, soy nuts, and pistachios)
Protein:
Add protein in everyday meals especially in your kids’ meal and the best food to find proteins are:

  • Eggs
  • Low-fat cheese and milk
  • Yogurt
  • Beans
  • Fish
  • Lean meat
  • Skinless poultry
  • Soybeans and soybean products
  • Nuts and seeds
Omega 3:
Omega 3 helps in brain development in babies and young children. It lowers the risk of diabetes and keeps the body stay sensitive to insulin. The best sources of Omega3 or monounsaturated fats are:

  • Eggs
  • Nuts like almonds or peanuts
  • Seeds
  • Ground flaxseed
  • Olive oil
  • Canola oil
This is a tip for all the parents, that whenever they go for grocery, they mustn’t forget to fill their cart with the above mentioned foot items in order to provide healthy and nutritious meal to their kids.


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