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Making The Child With Juvenile Diabetes Eat The Right Kind Of Food |
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The children used to waste lots of water from
the Community Well. It was a problem for the old man, who had the
responsibility of looking after the well. He knew that physical
punishment is not the solution for this problem. He solved the issue
with a song:
“Children, children listen to
me,
Waste no water, waster no water,
There is a ghost near this
well,
If you spill the water, it will drag you to hell!”
The
children stopped spilling water.
Children are very difficult to
deal with in the matter of their food habits. They can be changed with
love and understanding. Never, by hard and fast rules!
When a
child comes to know that s/he has diabetes, it could be the shock of
their life. Give them the proper brief and counseling. Develop a sense
of confidence in your child and tell them that there are many delicious
recipes that s/he can eat even with diabetes. You can indeed inspire the
child to learn the secrets behind the making of these wonder recipes.
These
recipes will help the curing of the diabetes! Your child will love the
freedom that you are willing to give them in using the kitchen. But
before that, give your child proper training in using the kitchen
appliances.
To begin with, the kid can start with salads. S/he
can learn to cut it, arrange it, put lemon juice on it. Some other items
they can try at the initial stages are: Bruschetta Turnovers, Dude Ranch
Dip, Mushroom Pizza, Bread Snacks, Stuffed Mushroom Caps and the likes.
As
you have given your child the kitchen-freedom, it does not mean that you
will shut your eyes and enjoy it. Encourage the child to experiment with
the new food items, but in tune with the treatment of the
diabetes.
In the meantime, do not
hesitate to tender piece-meal advice and pep-talks. Tell them: How its
soda drinking was wrong, in place of fresh milk. How juice is good for
their health, than the colas that contributed to the factor of diabetes.
The sure way to deal with the extra weight is that he has to get up
early and start the day with the glass of lukewarm water with honey and
lime juice. How Indian gooseberry is good for calcium in bones. How cold
drinks and cold coffee, has large amounts of caffeine, which is the root
cause several dangerous diseases?
Understand
the psychology of the child in its proper perspective and let its
learning process be continuous and educative from the point of view of
diet.
And lastly, the fact you should tell the child about
diabetes. The main cause of diabetes is the impaired metabolism. After
proper digestion of the food that we consume, glucose travels to the
bloodstream, to be available as energy for the cells for growth and
proper maintenance of the body, in its day to day functions. So, the
recipes of the kids with juvenile diabetes need to conform to this basic
objective.
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