"When you think of giving your child the right intake of a nutritious diet to aid his physical activity you will be confused by the number of options in hand. Nutrition is important for a growing kid and energy diet is an essential aspect of staying active in school. Here are some ideas that will help you with your child and make him happier in school:
• Go for few classic energy enhancing food alternatives like bananas and keep exploring new diet options to suit his varied palate.
• Kids use more energy than teens or adults during physical activity. This means high-energy foods and snacks are important to young children.
• High-energy foods can help active kids to perform well in sports, or just give them the required fuel to play for longer periods of time.
• A good healthy breakfast like whole-grain cereal with skimmed milk, and fruit such as bananas or strawberries improves his/her physical activity throughout the day. Skipping breakfast leads to low energy levels.
• Lean meats and low fat carbs give your kid the right amount of energy.
• Kids engaged in various sport activities in school need to eat a meal two or three hours before the event or a match. This gives his body enough time to convert the food to energy.
• A meal should include healthy proteins as well as low-fat carbohydrates such as that found in lean meat.
• Include fruits that have significant dose of glucose that your body can convert into energy. Most fruits like bananas, apples and oranges can be digested in only half an hour by your body, making them an instant, high-energy snack. By following these steps, you will help keep your child active!"
