Welcome to the festive season—that whirlwind of gift-giving, holiday parties and indulgence. For many, including nutritionist Clarissa Lenherr, this season is a special time of year, however it doesn’t come without its side of high-maintenance demands – parties, shopping, drinking, baking, family feuds, cleaning and entertaining, to name just a few.
When was the last time you had an actual sit-down meal? If your answer is last night, I am pretty impressed! For most of us, sitting down to focus on our breakfast, lunch or dinner takes a backseat to our busy lifestyles. Instead, meal times have become an opportunity to multi-task. Too often we will reach for our phones for a breakfast Instagram fix or chomp our way through an email whilst we eat lunch at our desks. This loss of focus and attention when we eat can lead to what we call: mindless eating.
As a parent, you may want your kids to eat the healthiest food possible, but nutrition for kids goes way beyond what’s being served for dinner!
With the summer holidays fast approaching, if not here already, and more time spent at home, there couldn’t be a better time to get your kids involved with nutrition and healthy eating!
Read Clarissa’s top healthy eating activities for kids (and kidults!) below.
Roughage – are you getting your fill? The NHS suggests 30g of fibre per day, yet most UK adults only manage to consume between 15-18g!¹