The Healthy Eating Game And Your Child

Healthy eating is an important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle with a fit body and mind

. Inculcating the habit of eating healthy food right from childhood will help the child in the long run. This habit will help him make healthy eating choices at a later age during college years or in adult life. This is where the healthy eating game can help parents and educators teach kids the importance of eating healthy food. Eating healthy is important for building immunity and fighting lifestyle related diseases such as obesity.

Healthy food restaurant

The game requires active and enthusiastic participation from you and your child. You can start off by setting up a restaurant that serves healthy food in the play setting. The kids can be given a chance to mix and customize the menu for customers.

You can arrange healthy foods such as grains, fruits, vegetables and dry fruits, and ask your child to customize the dishes. This way the child will know the names of the various food items and their importance in nutrition.

Healthy food market or shop

This game can be set up for slightly older kids who are old enough to understand the various basic nutritional aspects of food. The healthy eating game played in this manner can involve you to be the customer and your child to be the shop keeper.

The customers can be asked to order for a specific set of items such as salads, pulses, grains and fruits. The child who will be playing the role of the shopkeeper will then have the responsibility of picking up items per the customer"s requirement, preparing a whole set and then selling it to the customer.

Healthy taste test

In this game you can blindfold your child and put pieces of healthy foods in the child"s mouth. The child has to guess the items. The healthy eating game can also have the parent make a dish having healthy foods.

The child will be blindfolded and asked to taste the dish and guess what ingredients have been put to make the dish. This game works well since the child will be able to identify the healthy foods and also know the taste of the food thereby increasing her interest levels.

Match the food game

This can be played as a board game with names or pictures of healthy foods. The child can be awarded points for matching the name of the item correctly with the picture or by matching the nutrition content with foodstuff such as vitamin C with oranges, fiber with whole grains etc. Points can be awarded for healthy food choices and similarly points may be subtracted for less healthy foods such as chocolates and candy.

Treasure hunt

A healthy food containing snack can be hidden in a secret place and the child will be given a series of clues to lead him to the secret place. One clue will lead to the other and the final clue will lead him to the place where the treasure can be found.

These games can be played in various ways and customized as per requirement. This can have a positive influence on the child and encourage the child to make healthy eating choices. This will help increase the immunity of the child and help fight lifestyle related disorders such as obesity. The process of playing this game and the results are both rewarding because the game can teach the child about various healthy food options such as fruits, vegetables, salads and grains.

by: Evrard Beaujolie

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