For Healthier Kids (02)

Kids and Foods: The Healthy Food Pyramid
Teaching your children about healthy foods is important, and the pyramid helps them see what foods to eat, and how much to eat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture put out this site, which includes fun ways to teach children about the food pyramid. There are games and posters to download, as well as worksheets and coloring pages. Classroom materials are also available so teachers can teach kids about the food pyramid.

Kids Health: Priority One
Keeping kids and teens healthy is the focus of this website, which is provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It discusses safety, germs, healthy eating and hygiene. Plenty of games are offered, from puzzles to crosswords, to engage children about learning to stay healthy. A food safety quiz is also included. Information for teachers to plan healthy eating lesson plans is included.

What Can My Lactose Intolerant Kid Eat?
Make sure that your children and teenagers get the calcium they need, especially if they experience lactose intolerance. There are plenty of nondairy foods that are high in calcium. Green vegetables, such as broccoli and kale, and fish with soft, edible bones, such as salmon and sardines, are excellent sources of calcium. And kids may be able to have yogurt as well, because yogurt with active cultures is a good source of calcium. The bacterial cultures used in making yogurt produce some of the lactase enzyme required for proper digestion, so this is a great calcium option for your kid.

Managing Your Child’s Anger
A happy child is a healthy child, so if your child is angry, you need to help them deal with it. This site discusses the three components of anger, which includes the emotional state of anger, the expression of anger and understanding anger. This article discusses how to understand and manage anger and give teachers and parents tips for guiding children to express their anger through popular psychological models.

Kids and Cow’s Milk Allergies
This is a question and answer website about a child that experiences problems eating cow’s milk. Because milk and cheese are a few of the child’s favorite healthy snacks, the mother asks what to feed her child. The doctor says to cut cow’s milk out nad see if his condition improves. The child can eat hard soya cheese, and he can also take lactase enzyme drops to avoid milk allergy or lactose intolerance. The doctor says the child may have intolerance to the protein in cow’s milk.