Fiber - Nothing to Kid Around About
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Fiber - Nothing to Kid Around About
Two thirds of the adults in the United States are overweight, with a concerning percentage of the bunch falling under the category of clinically obese. This should not, however, come as a surprise to anyone. The obese and overweight majority of this country have done this damage to themselves, and they have done this damage willingly. Children, on the other hand, are growing at obnoxious rates based primarily on the poor examples set by lazy, hypocritical adult role models.
Today’s children were born into a world that has been dominated by fast food. It is all they have known, and for many, has been a major contributor to their daily diet. So much, in fact, that most kids can tell you-in great detail-the difference between a #4, a #1, and a #7 without ever glancing at the menu. Establishing a pattern of this nature at such an early age can be devastating to the health of a child in the prime of their development.
Obviously, there will always be fingers to point when it comes to assigning blame. Poor diets, lack of exercise, social and professional stress, failed motivation, fatigue and the list just goes on and on. Still, these tired excuses have exhausted their ability to imply any level of nutritional empathy. Far too many individuals have lost their grip on the notion of good living, regular exercise, and dietary decency.
One often overlooked factor involves fiber consumption or rather, a gross and collective lack of fiber consumption. Much of this can be chalked up to record consumption of fast food. What’s the connection? Fast food, generally speaking, accounts for a frightening percentage of today’s teenage diet. And aside from the high, fat, high, sodium, low nutrition profile inherent to fat food, it is also drastically low in fiber. Even the salads offered by fast food establishments rarely contain more than the 5-7 grams of fiber. And though it is better than nothing, it is still a far cry from the 25 to 30 grams that is recommended daily.
The potential for gastrointestinal disaster is high enough in adults who consume these fiber-lacking, processed foods on an occasional basis. To a growing child, however, diets that are drastically low in fiber are devastating. It robs their developing bodies of vital nutrients, pollutes their digestive systems, and forces them to thrive off some low grade slop that shouldn’t even be in the same category as food. Remember, we can only be as healthy as the integrity of our digestive tract. Corrupting it, especially from a very early age, gives diseases of unimaginable proportion the opportunity to take hold much earlier in life. It is important, no, it is imperative that today’s parents and guardians take immediate measures to get more fiber in the diet of those they are raising.
As you might imagine, this can be a tall order. Here are a few things that you can do to help balance the digestive equation.
Keep better snacks around the house Filling your pantry with fresh foods, fruits & vegetables and fiber rich snacks is one of the best ways to ensure that your children are getting the fiber they need. Children and adolescents are eating machines who, in most cases, don’t have the financial luxury of buying whatever they want when it comes time to eat. As you know, if there is food in the house, they will eat it. Over time, they may even develop a palate that favors more nutritionally superior options.
Prepare fiber rich meals You wouldn’t believe how easy it is to sneak a high quality fiber–such as psyllium–into your evening meals, without ever affecting the taste. The internet has thousands of pages available that offer recipes for high fiber meals, many of which are extremely easy to prepare. Its fine texture makes it almost non-detectable in breads, pastries, crackers, puddings, certain sauces and other popular foods. Flax, another excellent source of fiber and essential fatty acids, can be used in salads, cereals, oatmeal, and others.
Educate on the dangers of fast foods The youth of today are easily impressionable and often mislead by the messages sent out from the fast food giants. As a result, they shouldn’t be expected to understand how drastically low these foods are in fiber and other nutrients. But as a responsible adult, parent, and/or guardian, you are. Talking to children about the dangers of fast and processed foods, as well as the importance of nutrients such as fiber, is one of the simplest and most effective ways to get them thinking about their health. If you need a bit of brushing up, there is
Set a good example This is self explanatory. Because honestly, what good are we as a human race if we chastise our children for their poor dietary habits if we can’t set a decent model for them to follow. Lead by example, and let that example be a healthy one that will follow them throughout life.
Article Author :Jayson_Kroner
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