Some important foods for a child's development
It is our duty to properly feed our children. Nutrition plays a vital role in intellectual function and behavior, and we often forget it!
Identify in the text below the essential foods for the good functioning of your flesh and blood.
We sometimes find that our children have nutty ideas, we explain to them that they don't go to school to sort lentils and they think we should go and cook an egg. They tend to quickly get on their high horses while they are still as tall as three apples, on every occasion they bring their strawberry, plead their case like the best of lawyers. We then feel like putting them to the almond because we are fed up with being chocolate and their habit of wanting to drown the fish!
We don't want to throw oil on the fire, for fear they will close up like oysters. In force of being glued, their ears will peel off and end up in the shape of cabbages. We? The mustard gets up our noses, we get tired...we fear becoming vegetables, we can't stand their salads anymore; let them stop taking us for good pears, we don't have a chickpea instead of a brain! Come on, let's stay positive, keep the banana and a good peach; they will eventually, maybe one day, stop running us on the bean. Parent's faith not always brown either!
Summary of the food so important for a good brain and general development:
Every day:
- A few nuts or almonds or oilseeds, rich in minerals, trace elements, fibers and good fats.
- Vegetables or salads twice a day, favor cruciferous vegetables (cabbage family), rich in antioxidants, fibers but also very good for the memory as they are rich in choline. At least one portion of fruit per day, ideally two portions.
- Olive oil mixed with rapeseed oil or walnut oil or flax oil or camelina oil, so important for brain, heart, and circulatory function.
- A portion of legumes (lentils, chickpeas, broad beans, beans, mung beans) per day or other gluten-free starches such as chestnut, polenta, brown rice, quinoa, potato.
Several times a week:
- Fatty fish preferably or/and shellfish, rich in minerals, trace elements but especially in proteins and omega 3.
- Eggs (ideally boiled), rich in vitamin D, A, E, calcium, iron, amino acids and choline for good memory and a good balance of the autonomic nervous system.
- 100% cocoa or dark chocolate, rich in magnesium and so good for the nervous system.
- Avocado, rich in monounsaturated fats, proteins and GXP (a particularly effective antioxidant).
- Mustard, in the evening mustard seeds have a calming effect on the nervous system.
Once a week:
- A horse steak, rich in lean protein but especially in iron, so important for the brain, mood and general energy.
Once a month:
- An offal like calf or beef liver is rich in antioxidants (vitamin A, copper, selenium), healthy for the brain as it is rich in vitamin B12, B6 and iron.
To go further, we offer you the ideal breakfast for the child!