How can I make sure my son is eating healthy foods?

Good question. While it is not possible to control what our children eat everyday, but we can encourage them to eat healthy foods as much as possible with these tricks:

1. Cook healthy at home. Whether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner at home, try to include nutritious vegetable, sprouts, whole grains, legumes, and nuts in your cooking.

2. Throw out chocolates, sweets and other fatty snacks from your refrigerator and fill it with plenty of fruits, vegetables and healthy snacks. Children usually prefer to eat junk foods like pizza, burger and even ice cream, chocolate while eating out. That's okay. Because occasionally eating such diet is acceptable. However, we can restrict the junk food and drinks by not stocking them at home. Also keep fresh fruits on dining table. When only healthy snacks are available at home, your son will be forced to eat them when he is hungry.

3. Talk with your son about the importance of eating healthy food. Children learn best from example. So if there is a favourite relative, friend or even favourite movie star of your son who eats healthy food, you can quote them as an example to emphasize importance of healthy diet

4. Set personal example. Eat healthy foods in front of your son. Then gradually, he will also follow you.