the healthy highchair: July 2014

7.12.2014

French toast pancakes

These French toast pancakes are not only high in protein and lots of vitamins and minerals, but they are sooo good.

You may not believe the ingredients.

A typical lunch for my toddler

On busy days, a typical lunch for my toddler consists of chopped avocado, chicken, raw cheddar cheese, and banana slices. He enjoys it with some naturally flavored coconut water.

There are lots of healthy fats, proteins, and essential vitamins and minerals in this complete meal. Additionally, the lack of gluten and refined sugar won't make him feel sleepy or have a crash later.

Vacation Lunch

The healthiest grilled cheese for your little one

Sprouted grain French Toast

Healthy Snacking

7.11.2014

How to prepare a balanced meal

Sample:

Avocado

chicken

raw cheddar cheese (grass-fed)

blueberries

What Are Healthy Fats for Kids?

Here are 4 types of fats worthy of your attention. Make sure your child gets very high quality, unrefined, unprocessed, organic fats. They become the building blocks of her brain and organs.

Percent = ideal ratio for total fat intake:

Saturates 40-50%: Coconut meat & coconut milk, cow milk (raw, grass fed) or goat milk, butter (grass fed), and fat from organic animal meat (grass fed).
Omega 9 – 35%: avocados, chicken fat, duck fat, macadamia, olive, turkey fat.
Omega 3 – 10+%: cod liver oil, fish oil, flaxseeds, chia seeds, walnuts.
Omega 6 – 10%: In most animal, fish, & vegetable fat, and highly concentrated in corn, safflower/sunflower oil, pumpkin & sesame seeds. Always buy organic as corn and soy are GMO crops.

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