Childhood overweight is a global health problem. More and more children are overweight and with related diseases of obesity. The risks of suffering from heart disease such as hypertension, diabetes, social and emotional problems among others, are really worrisome in young children. One of the main associated problems is that society tends to normalize this situation.
Chubby boys and girls look like something normal, something to do with age. And in many cases, you tend to think that being overweight will disappear by magic, when hitting "the lug" or when the child gets older. Something very worrying that can aggravate the situation to dangerous levels and that should not be left without remedy.
Healthy and delicious recipes for kids
Being overweight is caused by poor eating and exercise habits. Physical activity is essential to improve weight and thus health, something that children should do on a regular basis. As for food, it is possible for children to eat healthily without making food boring. Therefore, below you will find some healthy recipes and delicious for overweight children, so that eating healthy is also fun.
Fruit skewers
Fruit is an essential food for children's diet, any fruit at any time of the day is healthy. Yes indeed, it is better that the fruit is eaten wholeSince when it is made into juice or smoothie, its natural sugar becomes unhealthy. To make the fruit more attractive to children, just look for a different presentation, for example, on skewers.
You just need some cookie cutters, different fruits, and some skewer sticks. From time to time, you can add a little pure melted cocoa to give a sweet touch to the skewers. Children will love it, yes, occasionally and without becoming something daily.
Chicken and carrot burgers
Ingredients for 6 units:
- 400 gr of meat chicken dive
- 2 carrots
- shawl
- pepper White
Preparation:
- We put the minced chicken meat in a bowl large and with a fork mix well.
- We peel and wash the carrots and with a mandolin or a grater, we laminate the carrots finely.
- We mix the meat with the carrot slices, add salt and pepper to taste and cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
- We leave the meat in the fridge for about 30 minutes to blend the flavors.
- Then, with a spoon, we take portions of the dough and with our hands we give it the desired shape. Since the meat will be sticky as it does not have flour, you can place the ball of dough on a piece of plastic wrap, make a ball and directly shape it into a hamburger with the paper.
- We refrigerate hamburgers to make them easier to cook.
- In conclusion, we cook on the grill with a drop of oil and serve with a mixed salad.
Zucchini chips with guacamole
A snack can be delicious and healthy simultaneously.
Ingredients:
- 2 courgettes
- 200 gr panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
- 1 egg
- 1 avocado mature
- oil of virgin olive
- shawl
- the juice of medium lemon
Preparation:
- First we wash the zucchini very well. We dry with absorbent paper and cut into one centimeter slices approx.
- In a bowl, we beat the egg and add a pinch of salt.
- We preheat the oven and we prepare a baking tray with a sheet of greaseproof paper.
- We pass each slice of zucchini first for the egg and then for the panko and we are placing on the oven tray.
- Bake for about 15 minutes, until we see that the breading is taking color.
- Meanwhile, we are preparing the guacamole. We just have to remove the pulp from the avocado and mash with a fork.
- Add a little salt, a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and the juice of half a lemon.
- We stir well and refrigerate before serving.