how children can be kept away from junk food?

Answer 1

Don't give them junk food. They're children for gods sake. How else are they going to get it?

Answer 2

Children do understand logic.It is easy said than done that do not give them junk food. Set a example first by not getting anything at home which u think is junk food.This food gets popular through media. How I tried, was buying something shown in media(any FMCG product) which looked wonderful in the ad. but was not to the expectation of my child when it was in his hands. This was sufficient to put logically in his mind that whatever appears in the media need not to be as seen. My child is convinced and now does not demand any thing which is junk.I have tried on his friends and it has worked well.

Answer 3

First and foremost we should not expose and encourage them to try out the junk food when they are young itself. This helps so that their tastes for the same are not developed. Another thing to do is to make a healthy variant for the same. This makes them happy and it is not the case of what is not got becomes more attractive. It is very important to make children aware of the consequences of Junk and Healthy food.

Answer 4

Why would you want to totally stop them from eating junk food.
Try to make them understand that junk food is bad if taken in large quantities ... in fact too much of ANYTHING is bad.

Its impossible to keep children away from junk food for an eternity ... the attraction of the materials are too immense.
So, I would advice you to treat your children to occassional meals of junk food, but on other times try to discourage them from taking too much of it by giving the proper reasons ... meaning why its bad for their health.

Also, check recipe websites and help your children to meals of delicious but healthy home-cooked delights - its a whole universe of recipes out there. This should keep them off junk food.

Answer 5

“Every action there is an equal and opposite reaction”.

If you pull them from having junk foods then they might try to take them with out make you aware. So take this softly.
Cook some special home made items to divert children’s mentality from those foods and with this try to tell them the effects of junk foods.
If your children love to take home made food then it’s fine. Problem solved. But if not then bring healthy but their likely foods to make them enjoy when they are eating.

Answer 6

As childrens are more attracted with the so called junk food mean while pls have a note that childrens are attracted with the games where parents can be divert the childrens mind with the games...

Answer 7

there is no way-neither teaching nor force will help them resist for long. Encourage healthy eating habits at home. Once in a week or so order the junk food of thier choice and fulfill thier wishes. this kind of balance will help to keep them away from junk addiction.

Answer 8

Hi,

Just try to explain them whenever you get a chance.

And tell them they will get their junk food as a reward once OR twice in a month if they eat the food that you make in home without any crying/fighting OR groaning (most important)

Answer 9

You will have to do something, so as to let children develop a gross aversion for junk foods. If you try to restrict them, you will be left without much success. Restricting them to eat some kind of food, will only attract them more to it. They might also think that you are a miser, that you dont allow them to spend money(atleast in India junk foods are costly)
In my childhood days, we often travelled by train when on vacation. There used to be lot of stalls and vendors selling cutlets, chips and potato patties. I had infinite appetite for all such food stuffs. My mother used to anticipate my yearnings even before I asked for them.
She used to make a remark without much passage of time. "My God! These food stuffs are so unhygenic. The last time I had those, I had vomits and stomach upsets for 3 days"(I hate vomits and stomach upsets, and more so if we had long journey)
"These colas remind me of some article I read in newspaper some time ago. They use sewage water to manufacture these drinks"(Since children aren't much into reading habit, they wont be able to challenge us. Even if they challenge you, mock at them. Say something like, "Let it be. There's no use educating fools. Fools remain fools all life long. And once they grow up they would themselves exercise caution)
Lie about junk foods in such a way that they would most certainly be led to believe that its true. If you have done a good job, observe their reaction. They would ask something like "mama, why do other people eat all those junk foods? Dont they fall sick?" You answer, "Sweetheart, who is going to tell them that? And even if you warn them, are they wise enough to obey you? Look at yourself! Would you obey me even if I warn you? You will most certainly eat all that junk food when I am not around, wouldn't you?"

Answer 10

u can avoid 50% of junk food eating habit if u don't buy them, and another 40% by giving children alternative short eaters, either prepared at home or bought from a good restaurant, keep on giving them something or other like , fruits, different types of vegetables, differnt types of bread and chapathi preparation, so that there will be no space in the stomach and they will lose the habit of eating junk foods

Answer 11

Try to make home made food as INTERESTING as possible. Try out some designs on the food, decorate it in any way u want. Try adding little amount of spices or Chat Masala wherever possible. Chips, pizzas, burgers & many other snacks can be prepared at home also. If they will get tasty food at home, they will not go for the outside food. You will make it urself for ur children so u will also take care about their health & prepare it accordingly which may be neglected by the cooks of restaurants.