{"id":477,"date":"2021-10-05T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T13:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kindypatch.com.au\/?p=477"},"modified":"2024-10-10T17:24:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T07:24:04","slug":"4-delicious-healthy-fast-food-swaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kindypatch.com.au\/news-advice\/4-delicious-healthy-fast-food-swaps","title":{"rendered":"4 Delicious, Healthy Fast-Food Swaps (that children will love!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Karla Gilbert is an accredited Nutrition and Health Coach, and a mum of two girls. She shares her top tips for replacing those \u201csometimes foods\u201d with healthy, yet incredibly delicious alternatives.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether we like it or not, junk or fast food has an underhanded way of finding our children. Exposure to advertising on TV, the internet or simply what family and friends choose to eat carves and influences eating behaviours. While we do our best to try and educate our children between what is \u2018sometimes\u2019 and \u2018everyday\u2019 food, it can often feel like an uphill battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without villainising \u2018sometimes\u2019 foods such as fast-food takeaway, lollies, cake, ice-cream and pastries, it is important we talk to our children about how unhealthy foods affect their moods, sleep and energy levels. While our children are young, parents have the ultimate control over what they eat, but as they get older it\u2019s imperative to teach them, like any other life skill – how to make good choices for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than harping on about nutritional content, children relate to how they are feeling so building awareness through connecting food and mood is a great place to start. Put it simply, if we eat foods that make us lazy and tired then we don\u2019t have the energy to run around and do all the fun things we want to in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So instead of not allowing our children to have fast-food on demand, making mindful choices is where it starts. Spend time explaining to your children why you are making the choices you are and why it may be fun to create some home-cooked foods that replicate your typical fast foods but in a healthier form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most savoury and sweet treats have healthier versions \u2013 that can be incorporated into your children\u2019s eating repertoire \u2013 Here are four example and who knows, they could become even more favourable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McDonald\u2019s \u2013 Homemade Burgers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Make your own or buy low-fat mince to create burgers that knock the socks off popular fast-food chain versions. Include ingredients such as lettuce, tomato, melt cheese over the pattie and lightly toast the bun\u2026 YUM!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ice-cream \u2013 Coconut ice-cream<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My children always loved it when I made this for a treat, just be aware it does include nuts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n\n\n\n