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Nowadays, most of the children have become fond of eating pizza, burgers, French fries, chips and other junk food. Due to good taste, children often insist on eating these things, but everyday junk food creates deficiency of essential nutrients in children’s body. If nutritious home-made food is not included in children’s diet on time, their physical and mental development may be adversely affected. If good eating habits are inculcated in children right from infancy, then excellent results can be seen in the future.

Healthy diet plays an important role in the physical and intellectual development of children. Essential elements like protein, vitamins, calcium, iron and fiber fulfill the daily requirements of children. If healthy food is prepared deliciously, then children also eat it happily and gradually stay away from junk food.

5 special healthy and tasty recipes for children

Following are 5 easy recipes that kids can enjoy and are full of nutrition:

Oats Veg Cutlet:

Prepare cutlets by mixing nutritious vegetables like potatoes, oats, carrots, vatana and capsicum. Roast it on a pan in less oil. The fiber present in oats and the vitamins of vegetables keep children’s stomach full for a long time.

Paneer Corn Sandwich:

Stuff brown bread with cheese, boiled corn, capsicum and mild spices and toast. This sandwich is an excellent source of protein and calcium, which can be a great and healthy alternative to burgers.

Semolina Veg Pizza:

Prepare semolina kheer and spread it on the pan and cover it with tomatoes, capsicum, corn and some cheese and cook Bhabharavai. This is a lighter alternative to flour based pizza and a great way to easily feed vegetables to kids.

Besan Veg Cheela Roll:

Make cheela by adding finely chopped carrots, spinach and onion to the gram flour (gram flour) batter. Prepare a roll by filling it with cheese or vegetable stuffing. Gram flour is rich in protein.

Apple Pancakes:

Grate the apple, mix it in flour or oats solution and make small pancakes on the pan. There is no need to add extra sugar in it. This is a sweet, tasty and fiber rich breakfast for children.

How to inculcate healthy eating habits in children?

To direct children towards nutritious food, it is necessary to make some special efforts from the beginning:

• Serve children different colored fruits and vegetables in attractive shapes or interesting ways.

• Instead of forcing them, explain them with love and create an environment where other family members also eat healthy food.

• Avoid bringing junk food at home and always keep healthy snacks available around children.

What things should be kept in mind while making healthy recipes?

• Always use fresh and clean ingredients while preparing dishes.

• Avoid excessive consumption of oil, salt and sugar.

• Give preference to oats, semolina, gram flour or wheat flour instead of flour.

• Make sure that the food is soft and easy to chew as per the age of the children and avoid using packaged processed foods.