Ten Tips For Healthy and Nutritious Summer Vacations!!!
Do’s:
• Keep your children well hydrated by encouraging them to have fluids in the form of water, coconut water, jaljeera, dhania and jeera water, rose water, nimbu sharbat, kokam sharbat, glucon-D, fresh fruit juices. • All the fluids to be given at room temperature, avoid fridge cold water/ drinks as it may be a cause for throat infections and cough.
• “Beat the Heat foods”: Encourage foods like cucumber, tomato, watermelon, muskmelon, strawberry, litchee, blackberries and citrus fruits.
• Incorporate curd and buttermilk in the form of lassi, chaas, raithas, or curries made up of curd, to keep up the probiotics in their systems.
• Encourage short frequent meals instead of two large meals, in order to keep them active and energetic throughout the day.
Don’ts
• Avoid cold drinks/aerated drinks and ice creams or lollies as the source of fluids. It will only dehydrate your child.
• Try to avoid junk, fried foods like burgers, samosas, wadas, chips etc as it is going to only add on to dehydration and the associated gastrointestinal disturbances.
• Avoid heavy meals with chicken, red meat and masalas instead opt for fish options which will be lighter to digest.
• Avoid giving any cooling drink even plain water just after coming from sun….keep atleast a gap of 5-10 mins , to rehydrate your children.
• Avoid spices and condiments like cloves, garlic, garam masala in their foods as they increase the heat in the body.
Do’s:
• Keep your children well hydrated by encouraging them to have fluids in the form of water, coconut water, jaljeera, dhania and jeera water, rose water, nimbu sharbat, kokam sharbat, glucon-D, fresh fruit juices. • All the fluids to be given at room temperature, avoid fridge cold water/ drinks as it may be a cause for throat infections and cough.
• “Beat the Heat foods”: Encourage foods like cucumber, tomato, watermelon, muskmelon, strawberry, litchee, blackberries and citrus fruits.
• Incorporate curd and buttermilk in the form of lassi, chaas, raithas, or curries made up of curd, to keep up the probiotics in their systems.
• Encourage short frequent meals instead of two large meals, in order to keep them active and energetic throughout the day.
Don’ts
• Avoid cold drinks/aerated drinks and ice creams or lollies as the source of fluids. It will only dehydrate your child.
• Try to avoid junk, fried foods like burgers, samosas, wadas, chips etc as it is going to only add on to dehydration and the associated gastrointestinal disturbances.
• Avoid heavy meals with chicken, red meat and masalas instead opt for fish options which will be lighter to digest.
• Avoid giving any cooling drink even plain water just after coming from sun….keep atleast a gap of 5-10 mins , to rehydrate your children.
• Avoid spices and condiments like cloves, garlic, garam masala in their foods as they increase the heat in the body.
