Providing nourishing, tasty and healthy choices (snacks) that fuel up hungry kids (rising athletes) maybe while training or after, is a chance to teach kids the proper way to give themselves the best treatment so as to get enough energy for sports, at the same time, showing them how much you care is vital to their well-being.
So, instead of you trying to impress by providing junks, why don’t you try and consider these suggestions? Here is a guide to choosing snacks perfect for games. Also, several of snacks fit in for diverse needs depending on the time of the game.
Effects of Junk Food on Children
The rate at which Junk food negatively affects children’s health are numerous and appalling. You should ensure your child stays away from junks if truly you are the love of his/her life.
1. Stomach Fatigue
Your child probably gets a feeling of tummy fullness after consuming a junk food. As a result, it becomes difficult for him/her to perform the necessary daily tasks.
2. Less Emotional Quotient
When a kid consumes too many bad snacks, such kid will experience a lot of mood swings which could result in changes in behaviour. Junk food addiction is a determining factor for DEPRESSION in kids. Hormonal imbalance is a major change experienced by children of age 6-12. A nutritious diet is essential to maintain a healthy and hormonal balance in kids.
3. Kidney Problem
Too much sodium in junks increases the blood pressure; this is the root cause of hypertension, and it, in turn, weakens the circulatory system of the body, and in the end, affects the kidney function.
4. Diabetes
The sugar in this type of destructive agent, we are preaching is high, and it is too much for kids. The absence of other nutritious elements in junk food is mainly to bring the best out of the sugar used, and this causes adverse effects on them (kids). Such action results in malfunction of insulin secretion (the chance is high) and could result in Diabetes type 2, right now or at a later stage. Excess Sugar found in junks could cause tooth decay to the permanent teeth looking for a suitable place in a kid’s mouth.
5. Obesity
The fat used for flavouring and seasoning junk foods are deadly, the later accumulate in the body, causing obesity, which could lower your child’s energy levels and could restrict him/her to engage in physical activities. Also, it can cause a risk to the heart and all these serve as agents that reduce a child’s self-esteem.
6. Retard Growth
Proper growth is essential for children, as it is a way to show how healthy a kid looks and to know if a teen is improving or not. Growing child needs adequate nutrients required to improve the bone density and bone health. But, in the case, where a kid is in love with junks, this is a nightmare. Junky foods add excess weight on the muscular parts of the body (thighs and arms). It leads to the early development of Osteoporosis.
To cut it short, junky foods are dangerous to the extent that, they could reduce learning abilities of an intelligent child, serve as a health issue for an addict later in life; during old age, stroke is imminent, and risk of intestinal disorder; colon cancer at the later age of life.
NOW! KUBOSKEEY YOU HAVE BASTARDIZED WHAT WE EAT, ANY ALTERNATIVE?
Yes! There are so many, and the next stage of this write-up will address that
Good snacks serve several purposes for kids, and these include
Supply adequate fluids for hydration to always keep the body in a cool state
Provide energy (calories) to help enhance working muscles through activity
Promote effective recovery after drill (exercise)
Make nutrients available for growth and development of the kid
GOOD SNACKS AND THE BEST TIMES TO CONSUME THEM
Weekend Morning Games
You know? Muscles’ fuel can be very low after an overnight fast. For that reason, an athlete rushing out to meet a morning game should take either of these snacks.
Fruit and yogurt, cinnamon-raisin bagel with flavoured cream cheese, Greek yogurt with a variety of toppings like homemade granola, dried fruit, walnuts, or chopped almonds are good varieties, low-fat milk with any cereal, and fruit juice.
After the Game
You know? Post-game snacks should help to replenish muscle fuel and body fluids lost during exercise, and this piece of food must not ruin the kids' appetite for the next meal time. So, I will urge you to consider these:
Banana, orange slices or apple slices dipped in orange juice to prevent a change in colour, Air-popped popcorn sprinkled with Parmesan cheese, Low-fat chocolate milk, and Whole-grain granola bars are good options.