Take preventative steps before it’s too late using some of these simple menus to help keep weight down:
- Fish Congee or Pork Congee: Tasty, easy to eat, attractive to children, and full of benefits.
- Chicken Soup with Potatoes: Contains protein from the chicken and starch in the potatoes which children love.
- Stuffed Squid in Clear Soup: Rich in nutrients from pork and chicken stuffed inside the squid, and full of bright colors from the carrots and green leafy vegetables.
- Soft Pork Meatballs in Clear Soup: Soft, round, easy-to-eat pork meatballs with lots of colorful vegetables.
- Clear Soup with Pork and Seaweed: Helps children get practice with eating more vegetables
- Fried Pork with Garlic over Rice: A favorite for many children—but be careful not to allow extra servings of rice.
- Pork Congee with Vegetables: This is a filling meal that also provides plenty of good energy. Mothers can choose from a variety of brightly colored vegetables to add to the dish for a more appetizing appeal.
- Steamed Pork with Salted Eggs: Plenty of great protein value from the soft, steamed pork and the salted eggs.
- Noodle Soup: You can use wide rice noodles, thin rice noodles, vermicelli or egg noodles, but don’t forget to add vegetables. This is a great lunch menu, as it’s filling but not fattening.
Pan-fried Eggs with Toppings: Sometimes change from the usual boiled eggs, fried eggs, omelets and steamed eggs and make pan-fried eggs with
toppings of soft pork, crab sticks, tuna, sausages and colorful vegetables instead.
Just these few simple dishes will provide plenty of dietary benefit and value without being overly fattening, and are sure to be favorites with your children.
