if you regularly stock your kitchen with any of these you are your childs worst enemykiddie meals at restaurantsbecause they arent kiddie in size if you were to investigate the making of kiddie meals at restaurants youll realise that some pack in as many calories as a full days requirements besides most options come loaded with saturated fat and sodium that they come in standardised portions whether its a threeyearold eating it or a nineyearold the portion size is the same instead get imaginative order an adult main and split it between three kids or order a healthy appetiser as a main ask the steward if sandwiches or pastas can be made with whole wheat optionssmoothies because its a powerhouse of calories we tend to be conscious of calories we consume in foods rather than through drinks its just the quirky way in which the human mind works and so a whole pizza we might not let our babies gorge on but a tall glass of strawberry smoothie that possibly packs in over 500 calories we are okay with thats what your kid should be consuming in an entire meal the best advice we can give you pay attention to portions if they must have a milkshake make sure its a small its easy for kids to guzzle large quantities that can contribute to weight gain in the long run choose smoothies with fresh or frozen fruit with ice or plain yoghurtgranola barsbecause they are loaded with sugar most people believe that granola bars are the best health food but several varieties contain ingredients that make it worse than a dessert read the packaging carefully bars that contain two grams of fibre and less than 10 gm of sugar are better those that say none in the saturated fat artificial sweetener and fructose corn syrup columns are even betterflavoured yoghurt because its got artificial colour yoghurt is always listed as a health food for its high protein and calcium content but the sweetened flavoured varieties that come in singleportion tubs come loaded with artificial colour and no less than 25 grams of sugar how about buying low fat curd and flavouring it with fresh fruitnoodle packs because it has zero nutrition this snack is possibly a favourite of every child and mother considering its a no brainer option mommies reach out to when their kids say they are hungry the thing is noodles have practically no nutrients and are high in fat and sodium nutritional experts say kids aged two to three should have no more than 1000 milligrams of sodium a day and those under eight should restrict it to 1200 mg but a onecup serving of packaged noodles or macaroni and cheese contains over 500 grams of sodiumfruit snacksbecause its a recipe for cavities just because it says fruit doesnt mean its nutritious fruit gummies are loaded with sugar even if the pack claims they pack in vitamin c worse they are a disaster for your tots teeth