6 Reasons Why You Should Stop Giving Your Kids Chocolate More Often
This 6 known facts about Chocolate will give you reason why you need to reduce its intake for your kids
Generally speaking, Chocolate has over decades been a special treat for people of all ages, not excluding children. It is however important and worthy of note for parents who care about their family health to understand the danger of excessive consumption of Chocolate when it comes to their kids health and well-being. This does not mean totally the kids should not have chocolate from time to time (taking it occasionally has lesser or no harm to their health).
In this post we will be sharing 6 reasons why you should reduce chocolate intake for your children/kids if their overall health means something to you as a parent.
1. Chocolate Sugar Content
One of the basic concerns with chocolate is the level of sugar content it contains. You will agree that most (if not all) chocolate products contains certain amount of sugar (added to it) which can lead to quite a number of health challenge for children (and adults as the case may be) and some of these health issues includes but not limited to, Dental Cavities, Obesity and Diabetes as they grow older.
Cutting down your kids chocolate intake will go a long way to prevent these health issues and you will be glad you take such decision to protecting your family health.
2. Weight Management
This point is self-explained but we will go ahead to shine a little more light on it for the sake of the subject of discuss here. Chocolate consumption in excessive amount has a high chances of making a child/adult gain weight due to its high sugar and fat content. And it is import to also state that lack of physical activities for someone who consumes a lot of chocolate is just a freeway traffic to weight gain.
3. Unhealthy Aftertaste
High consumption of Chocolate in children can easily impact a child’s taste preference. This simply means a child so used to chocolate have a high chance of rejecting meals/foods with less sugar content which can make it quite challenging to appreciate healthier foods that contain natural flavors and nutrients.
4. Dental Health
Due to the its high sugar content and stickiness, chocolate can easily lead to tooth decay and dental cavities in children. Setting a limit to Chocolate consumption within the family as a rule can help to improve dental health in the family.
5. Allergies
We all know that there are kids who are born naturally with certain allergies for food or any form of consumables. Chocolate contains various ingredients with a child may be allergic to. These ingredients may include but not limited to milk, nuts and high sugar content as the case may be.
6. Essential Nutrients
Finally, Chocolate most times lack the essential nutrients a child needs to grow and develop properly, it is advisable to reduce Chocolate intake and replace it with other forms of snacks which contains vitamins, minerals and fiber that will aid a child’s growth and development.
In Conclusion
While Chocolate may seems enjoyable by people of all ages, it is important to minimize its intake by limiting excess consumption and explore other more nutritious alternatives which will improve your family health positively.
