Tips to keep your kid's heart in good condition

Tips to keep your kid's heart in good condition

          These days children are under too much stress. Hence it is our duty to keep an eye on our kid's health, eating habits, and physical exercises. The kids also need to know enough about maintaining good heart health. Below are few tips which can help children keep up with their good health:


When eating out......

• We all know that children love pizza. Its OK to have it once in while, but order one with vegetables or chicken instead of a cheese burst or with extra cheese.
• If the child is a non-vegetarian, order something in chicken or fish instead of meat or pork
• Sandwich can be grilled and burger can go without extra cheese.
• Fresh fruit juice can replace an aerated drink
• Baked potatoes can replace fried
• Order some attractive looking salad with low fat dressing

                                                                             
                                                           


When organising your child's birthday bash.....

• Go for low-fat potato wafers which are baked or fried in less oil
• If preparing noodles, make sure it includes a lot of fresh vegetables
• The milk products like milkshake, smoothie or cheese for the sandwich shall be made with low fat milk
• Include attractive fruit salad

                                                             

• Prepare steamed food like idlis by cutting them in different shapes and present them attractively
• Order for an egg-less cake as the cholesterol content of the egg yolk can be harmful.

Activity for children:
                 Children should be encouraged to go out and play in the park or in the neighbourhood. They can also join some activity class like sports, swimming or dance which includes physical movements. Let the kids know that exercise will help them burn their extra weight and keep them fit.

                                                       
Drinking loads of water:
                  Explain to your children the importance of water. Let them know that water is the blood's main constituent and that it helps in ensuring smooth circulation. They will understand that water is superior to aerated drinks.


Deep Breathing: 
                 Encourage your child to breathe deeply early in the morning. Activities like yogic practice of pranayam can be made a part of your child's daily regime.


Make sure you keep your child away from highly polluted areas.


Hope these tips create an awareness in children to keep themselves as fit as possible.


Deepa 

Nutrition for children

                         
     Children are always on the move. they are usually hyperactive and extremely busy discovering new things all the time. It is parents duty to see to it that the children eat well, on time and most importantly, healthy food. Healthy food makes the child's body and mind healthier, so they have more energy to learning and playing.


     It is very important for the parents to plan a well balanced diet for the child which includes right amount of nutrients. The child needs to be give fresh fruits, raw vegetables and milk along with the regular food. We all know how difficult it is to get a child to the dining table and have the everything that is served.


      Here are a few tips to make the child eat well without the parents running behind them with the food in hand:

• Children always love colours, textures, shapes and taste. Try to make the food look attractive, colourful and in different shapes. For example if you are making rotis, parathas and chapatis, cut them in different shapes with the help of a cookie cutter. You can also make them colourful by stuffing the parathas with different vegetables. Or you can also make some design on the rotis with sauce or cheese.
• Serve them raw vegetables cut in different shapes, along with some nice homemade dips made of cheese or cream.
• Boiled vegetables with different colours and textures mixed with dried herbs gives a different aroma and attracts the child. You can add a few drops of lemon juice to the vegetables while boiling. It retains the fresh and natural colour of the vegetables.
• Milk should be given at least twice a day. But not every child likes to drink milk. You can serve the milk with homemade almond mix, which gives a good flavour and taste to the milk. It also adds up to the child's nutritional intake. Take couple of almonds, some sugar, and a little bit of kesar or saffron churned in a blender to a fine powder. This mix can be stored in an airtight container for a couple of days.
• Whenever a child asks for noodles or soups, add some fresh vegetables to the canned or dried foods.
• Make attractive pulavs\or rice items with lots of vegetables.
• Prepare fruit salads with custard and keep it in the fridge. This comes handy when the child asks for something to eat.
• Whenever the child asks for between the meal snacks, heat some butter and frozen corn and add a bit of salt and chat masala. Children will love this.
• Indulge your child in cooking and shopping for the vegetables. Buy the vegetables that they prefer and they will love to eat them.

• Prepare fresh soups at home which proves to be healthier than ready or dried soups.
• Avoid giving them junk food, colas, sweetened juices and street food. Instead try preparing them at home. With a little efforts, creativity and time, even home made food can also turn out to be tasty and appealing to the children
• Above all make sure your child drinks lots water. This helps the digestive system in good condition and keeps the body cool and hydrated.

Try these out and I am sure your child will eat well and comes back for a second helping.


-Deepa

Importance of Education

!! SHRI MOOLA RAMO VIJAYATHE!!           !! OM SRI RAGHAVENDRAYA NAMAHA  OM !!          !! SHRI GURURAJO VIJAYATHE !!


By the blessings of Hari Vayu Gurugalu .... we will here forth discuss the importance of Education in modern times  ...

"Learning is a treasure which accompanies its owner everywhere" ... Its your passport to the world.

Education is important because it prepares us with all that is needed to make our dreams come true. It opens doors to brilliant career opportunities. It fetches better prospects in career and growth. Every employer today, be it in the IT sector or any other government offices, wants their prospective employees to be  well qualified for the roles they are going to play. They require resources well equipped with modern technology so as to suit his wants. So, education becomes a basic criterion for employment in any sector of the industry. We are weighed in the market on the basis of our fundamental skills and how well we can apply them through proper communication. Education is very important for an individuals success in life. 

Not only career wise but education makes one live a respected life in the society. It gives us knowledge of the world around us as mentioned earlier, its the passport to the world. It develops in us a new perspective of looking at life. It helps us build opinions and have points of view on things in life. It makes us capable of interpreting things rightly. Education is not just about reading books and writing exams, but also reading through the lines of the books and applying them in real life.

Education is generally seen as the foundation of society which brings economic wealth, social prosperity and political stability. Higher education helps in maintaining a healthy society which prepares health care professionals, educated health care consumers and maintaining healthy population. As they say " A good tree always bears good fruits".

Parents in rural areas are taking up the challenge of educating their children for a better tomorrow, in their tough times too. They are now getting to know the importance of education and how it will help them overcome their poverty. The recent show of KBC proves to be the best example - History was made when Sushil Kumar, a computer operator from Bihar with a monthly income of Rs 6000/-, became the first ever contestant to win five crore rupees on 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 5'.

Education in overall plays a very vital role in life of each and every individual. This blog is initiated in order to touch the lives of as many people & kids especially as possible to impart the great treasure of knowledge. As the thirst of knowledge never ends ... we learn till we die.

- Deepa