Mindful eating is a habit that few kids possess nowadays. Here's a quick guide to teaching it to your children
Gardening teaches kids where their food came from and how to nurture it as a plant.
Cooking together teaches kids the hard work that goes into making food and its nutritional value.
It is important to eat slowly and chew well, to identify the signal of satiation the brain sends quite early.
Do not let any distractions like technology or television interfere with mindful eating in children.
It is important for kids to use all five sense organs while eating food to appreciate it fully.
If kids eat slowly and are mindful, they will be able to identify when they are full and stop eating.
Maintain a food diary for kids to track what they ate daily and monitor nutritional intake.