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Get your daughter to grow healthy

Update: 2018-06-30 10:07 IST

Teenage girls neglect their health. They are struck up with classes and friends all the time that they skip the most essential health preferences. Here are few tips that can help teens to put your health on tracks.

Healthy fats are good fats
Since teenage girls are conscious about their weight, they will shy away from fats. However, not all fats are bad. Fattening foods are not good for your teen girl’s health, but she must know about the concept of healthy fats that are essential for healthy hair and skin. Fats keep our body well-hydrated and are necessary to obtain a certain portion of calories that the body needs. Encourage the consumption of healthy fats and ask your teen to steer clear of trans-fats, which lead to excess weight gain.

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Give fruits as ‘in-between’ snacks
If your daughter feels hungry between classes or meals, make her reach out for fruit. Fruits are easy to eat and make a healthy snack option. You can also give her sugar-free or low sugar energy bars. Ask her to avoid candy bars and snacks that simply pack in calories and offer no goodness.

Set a time for snacks
The best time for snacks is in between breakfast and lunch. Another good time is after lunch and before dinner. While some may be okay with the idea of a late night snack, it is good to avoid them, especially if the child wants to lose excess weight.

Give a twist to lunch
Make lunch interesting for your daughter by using the same ingredients differently.

For example, you can use the ingredients of a salad, such as veggies and boiled lentils, with a tortilla roll to make veggie or meaty wraps with a dash of cheese or tangy sauces. The bottom line is that your daughter should eat a filling lunch instead of nibbling on some salad leaves and protein bars.

Keep the dinner light
Dinner should have fewer carbohydrates, but must not be skipped. Prepare a healthy meal but keep it light. Simple dinner options for a teenager would include vegetable or chicken soups, salads with her choice of dressings, multi-grain pasta or multi-grain noodles. The idea is to combine nutrition with taste so that your child will eat it.

Avoid junk
Any food that offers no nutritional value qualifies as junk food and should be avoided. Such food can lead to excess weight gain as our body doesn’t use up the junk food for anything good. It just accumulates as empty calories. Talk to your girl about healthy and unhealthy foods and explain why she should avoid junk food.

Teenage girls are vulnerable to fad diets or come under peer pressure. But as a parent, you can help your daughter eat right and follow a healthy lifestyle. 

To help you with that, we have created two sample meal plans that you can use as a reference to chalk up the ideal diet for your teen girl.

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