All children like snacking!
Snacking throughout the day assists in maintaining steady blood glucose levels between meals, which helps fight fatigue and improves concentration. Snack foods can provide up to one third of your daily kilojoule intake. So while the occasional indulgence is fine, aim to choose nutritious snacks most of the time for your children.
Variety is the Key to Acceptance - Look for snacks that provide carbohydrates for energy, such as bread, rolls, fruit buns, fresh fruit, low-fat yoghurt and wholegrain crackers. Foods high in fibre, low in saturated fat and salt, are good for digestion and heart health.
Diabetes is becoming a huge problem even with children and research shows low GI foods can have benefits for health in a number of ways:
- feel fuller for longer- As low GI foods help maintain steady blood glucose levels and help you feel more satisfied for longer after eating.
- maintain concentration levels - glucose is the only fuel used by the brain to carry out its daily functions. By keeping blood glucose levels steady, low GI foods provide a constant supply of energy to the brain, therefore helping maintain concentration levels throughout the day.
- low GI foods have been shown to help manage cholesterol and triglyceride levels, so they can be good for heart health even in children.
Mannatech Inc with Sam Caster, acknowledge the benefits of the Glycemic Index and advocate it along with their GlycoLean weight loss program. GlycoBears are the glyconutient product for children giving them a fantastic start to life. Glyconutrients are necessary for optimal health and wellness but are mostly missing from our diet.
