Rafar Wellness Tips

The average child would not eat a salad,  neither would she have greens. Children generally tend to love things that are unhealthy like candy, chocolates, pastries etc. We parents more often than not overindulge them. However, children need fruits and vegetables, as do adults. It is advised to take at least 5 portions of fruits and vegetables daily. This seems like an impossible task to achieve but here are a few tips on how to get your children to eat fruits and vegetables.  Let them see you eat and enjoy fruits and vegetables.  Eat with them as much as possible. Make fruits readily accessible at home eg by placing a basket of fruits - bananas, apples, grapes - within reach. Photo Credit: harrods.com Introduce a fruit in every meal eg a banana with breakfast, orange juice with lunch, pineapple cuts with dinner. Some fruits are sweet because of their natural sugar content; find out the ones they enjoy and give it to them. Introduce veggies in meals the children l

It is a new school session, after a very long holiday. I don’t know about you but one thing I have noticed is that once school resumes, it seems as if the children develop an unending cycle of colds, cough and other illnesses. This is especially true for the younger children. Children miss a lot of school days due to illness.  This could probably be because children come in close contact with other children who might have one infectious disease or the other. It could also be because the stress of school resumption as well as not eating as well as they should, bring down their immune levels. Thank goodness, it is not just bad news all the way. I have also noticed that if we could put a few things in place, chances of our children coming down with flu like symptoms – catarrh, cough, head heaviness, fevers etc and other illnesses would be reduced.  So what do I do to protect my child? ü Simple – build up his/her immunity. Yes, I know it sounds like the same old story