Obesity is now a major medical concern in our contemporary society of today. And this rapidly increasing ailment is affecting children also. A major form of treatment is its dietary control. A balance has to be reached between checking for high calorie food products consumed by the child as well as giving the child enough nutrient rich food products for his/her growth and development. Which ever position the equilibrium shifts to, it would be dangerous to the child’s health.

 

Sine the child’s diet needs to be checked, it is not always advisable to allow him/her eat outside the home as most eateries, restaurants and other fancy joints prepare almost 90% of their food products with high calorie contents. Since this is the case, close monitoring with home made food products is the best advice to give.

Hence, these are some tips to note when preparing food for the obese child.

 

• Try some low fat substitutes such as low-fat cheese, salad dressing and evaporated skin milk. Try low cholesterol egg products. Use two egg whites instead of the fat and cholesterol content of some baked goods.

 

• Use healthy oil fats and remove any excess fat. When you use Oil, select Olive or Canola Oil. Drain off visible fat while cooking and blot pan-fried foods on paper towels to absorb extra grease. Allow soups to chill before reheating and serving so that the fat can be skinned off the top.

 

• Avoid frying food as this adds calories. Choose roasting, poaching or stir-frying as frequent cooking methods, and limit frying. Microwave cooking is a healthy way to cook vegetables, because the short cooking time reduces nutrient loss and usually no added water or fat is needed.

 

• Use fat substitutes when baking. Reduce the fat in home baked goods by substituting apple sauce, pureed prunes, mashed bananas or yogurt for up to half of the butter, Oil or shortening.

 

• Try fruit desserts for less calories and fat. Try more fruits desserts (fresh, stewed and lobbers) instead of cakes and cookies. Choose frozen yogurt, sherbet and sorbet instead f Ice cream or skip dessert altogether and save it for special occasions.

 

• Include more vegetables to meals and snacks whenever possible. Add shredded vegetables in casseroles and add additional vegetables to soups and stews. Try vegetables salsas and fruit chutneys as accompaniments to meat or poultry in place of heavy gravies or sauces.

 

• Use ‘non-stick’ to reduce the fat eaten. Use non-stick cooking spray or non-stick pans for grilling or stir frying.

 

Hmm! Nice delicacies I must say huh! Who said the obese patient should be conservative in diet? They can still enjoy life while they treat themselves.

 

For more information on how to use very familiar food products in your near by super market to make it of medical importance to you, thereby avoiding excess spending on cosmetics and drugs; and also how most of these simple foods such as grains, peas, pulses, vegetables and even bread can be used as prophylaxis to deadly diseases, click on the link below

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