The significance of proper nutrition in kids

Your kid seems to be growing with a 4G speed. He/she was just baby a few years back and today you can see a toddler evolving rapidly. But often with the progress of the body, the nutritional value is forgotten. Well, you definitely don’t want your kid to become tall and be weak and fragile from inside. Considering the present situation, we all know how essential good immunity is for the body and health. So, let’s take a look at the importance of the right nutritional intake for the body.

A happy and chirpy baby

Have you seen your kid turning into a cranky baby even though you fed the child properly? This might be because of lack of essential nutrients in your child. The preservatives in the junk food and ready to eat items and the sharp flavour does nothing to build your kid’s immunity. And you won’t believe but the junk food doesn’t even satisfy their hunger. (Yes, it does fulfil their cravings though.) And that is the reason even though your kid is fed adequately the child shows that crankiness in behaviour. However, if you include a healthy meal consisting the right proteins, carbohydrates and vitamins in your child’s diet, you’ll soon find a visible difference in your kid’s mood swings.

Better bowel and digestive system


We all know packet food contains a lot of ingredients which do cause Constipation and even food refluxing. And if they are more into having the packet potato chips and snacks, they’ll even complain of a burning sensation in urine. The high acids contain and excess salt along with the preservatives are the main causes of these issues. Instead, if you make a habit to give kids nuts and dry fruits as snacks or occasional homemade fried chips, they’ll have a better bowel and digestive heath. (You can even try roasted beetroot, carrot, sweet potatoes and broccoli chips with light salt and herbs seasoning for them.)

Lesser cold and cough attacks

Cold, cough and fever are majorly caused due to infections because of low immunity level or simply because of excess intake of sugar or preservatives. (And of course cold items.)And even you would agree that all these problems because of unhealthy diet. While having fresh vegetables and fruits along with the beans and millets do improve your child’s immunity level and even they are lesser prone to cold attacks by having these.

The normal body growth

Most of the kids today are either underweight, overweight or their height isn’t regular. You will even find girls turning into the puberty age even before the normal age range. This isn’t at all surprising if your child is not intaking the right amount of nutritions required by the body. If your child is introduced to the right amount of minerals and vitamins from the start, such problems in the body growth never happens.

So now you can well imagine the importance of proper nutritional food intake in your child. So, if by any chance if you are avoiding this issue for the future, get yo from your slumber, break your so called trust in the ready to eat food and start serving organic, fresh, homemade and healthy meal to your kids.

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67 Comments Add yours

  1. Building immunity is the need of the hour. Focus on the diet is a must.

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  2. Siddhant Agarwal says:

    Quite informative post

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  3. Very informative and helpful for new parents.

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  4. Madhu Bindra says:

    This is a very informative post. Kids love junk food but we need to pay attention to their nutrition too. They need a well-balanced diet for proper growth.

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    1. Yeah but it’s a tough job

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  5. Aesha says:

    Focus on nutrition from a young age, helps in developing life long healthy eating habits

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    1. I agree proper nutrition in kids helps them to build immunity which can help them to fight with any disease.

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      1. Yeah it is important for them

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  6. Focus on kids diet is essential. My toddler is fussy but still I find ways to keep hos diet nutritional.

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    1. Very well put. If junk food is avoided early on it will set a good precedent for healthy eating habits later on. Well explained
      Deepika Sharma

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  7. Abha Mondal says:

    Proper nutrition is very important for healthy growth of our kids. I agree with all the points you mentioned here. Well researched and well written post.

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    1. Thank you so much

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  8. Deepti Menon says:

    A nutritious diet is so vital for growing children. So many diseases can be avoided if parents take the trouble to adhere to basic nutrition and healthy habits. Thank you for this interesting post.

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    1. I must say this is the case

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  9. Harjeet Kaur says:

    A nourishing and healthy diet without fast food or packaged foods is what everyone should eat. Growing children need the right nourishment for healthy adulthood. Your suggestions are bang on!

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  10. Geethica says:

    I agree that ready to eat food is not at all good for the health of your child. You should try to cook it yourself and retain all nutrition in the ingredients of the food.

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  11. Paying attention to immunity is more important now than ever.

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    1. Couldn’t agree more

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  12. richamina says:

    it’s a very helpful post for many moms who are dealing with picky eater kids.

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  13. I too believe in the power of fresh home cooked balanced meals.Thats the right way for kids and families

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    1. Yup that’s the Main idea

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  14. Archana says:

    Building immunity is the crux of healthiness. Sometimes As a parent, I feel too much pressure in recharting the diet plan of my kiddos, as they become bore with their meal so easily.

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    1. Every parent feels that

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  15. Nutritional food is very important in current situation particularly due to the pandemic and also the junk food picking up.. the right amount of nutrition definitely is the need of the hour..

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    1. Couldn’t agree more

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  16. Ginia says:

    Adding probiotics to nutrition is also extremely important for proper nutrition for kids.

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  17. jayanthi6 says:

    In this pandemic world good nutrition is very important.. thanks for the post!

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  18. bytetrails says:

    proper nutrition is a must to increase a child’s immunity.

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  19. Adi Sathe says:

    Nutrition is a key to health and wealth. At my workplace, we measure the level of Poverty in terms of Nutrition when we make a development plan for any settlement. Thanks for making it easy to understand for common people!

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    1. You’re welcome ☺️

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  20. Very useful and informative post! Thanks for sharing this.

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  21. jainnehas says:

    Very true…Kids are fussy while eating healthy nowadays as they have a lot of exposure, but we should try to use different ways for their health.

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    1. Yeah and it’s challenging

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  22. chetan says:

    All parents should read it…well written

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  23. Deepa says:

    You have shared some practical tips to follow. I believe good nutrition is the answer to most health problems.

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    1. Couldn’t agree more

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  24. You can truly spoil the kids with choices when it comes to food. Healthy ones, of course. Thank you for such a detailed and informative post. #MyepicaReads

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  25. Mayuri6 says:

    The right nutrition is one of the most important ways to build strength and immunity in kids.

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  26. Ritu says:

    Although we are well aware of the significance of proper nutrition, junk food just seems like the easier option. A balanced diet is extremely important not just for kids but adults too.

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    1. Agreed! But at least we can try

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  27. Cindy Dsilva says:

    Totally agree. We need to watch what they eat and make sure they avoid eating junk and unwanted foodstuff.

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    1. Right. It’s time to do so

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  28. Varsh says:

    All the right reasons to ensure that our kids eat nutritious food.

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  29. Kiranmayi G says:

    Hustling about kid’s diet and nutrition is real.. Great post!

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  30. mahekg says:

    Proper nutrition helps in better development & growth of the child.

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  31. Aurora M says:

    This is a challenge for moms these days. I understand the importance but still every time find new ways to make them eat healthy

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    1. Yeah it’s the challenge that we have to get get over

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  32. Ruchie says:

    This is really informative post!!

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  33. Wizardencil says:

    The moms understand the importance. If only the toddlers agree to this understanding

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    1. Yes that’s the true hardship in our way

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