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Plant-based,
WholeFoodDiet
TheHealthyNutritionfor
KidswithAllergies
One of the most talked-about solutions for these allergy
problems in kids or babies is related to eating Plant-based,
Whole food (PBWF) produce, which is a dietary lifestyle that
focuseson the intakeofplant-based foods thatarenotextracted,
unpolished or unprocessed and minimizes the intake of
processed and animal-derived foods.
There are many ways a parent can get started in feeding
their kidsPBWF foods, and this canbedoneevenwhileat the
baby stages. Apart from potentially preventing allergies and
making your babyhealthier in the long term, it alsomakes your
kidsmore active and smart.
Plant-based,WholeFood for Kid’sNutrition
• APBWFDietHelpsReduceRisksofKidsDeveloping
Allergies
To follow a PBWF diet means to reduce the
consumption of foods that trigger allergies including meat,
seafood, processed food and eggs. Therefore, kidswho follow
aPBWFdietwill have fewerproblemsacrossbothallergiesand
digestive system.
• PBWFFoodsConsistofVeryFewAllergens
Whenyour
babies turn six months old, you can start feeding them with
PBWF foods because as this food group contains far fewer
allergens thancommon food. For example, youmay feed them
with brown rice porridge or you may try adding some colorful
vegetablesor fruitssuchasbananas,carrotsandpumpkins into
your brown rice porridge for greater nutritional value.
• PBWF Diet Can Improve Kid’s Health in Just Four
Weeks
According to The Journal of Pediatrics in USA, it was
revealed thatchildrenwhoeataPlant-based,Whole fooddietor theAmerican
HeartAssociationdietcan loseweight, lower theirbloodpressureand improve
their cholesterol in just four weeks.
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• PBWF Diet is One of the Factors that Make Kids Have Higher IQ
Scores
In1980, anutritionist at theNewEnglandMedical Center inBoston
founded that the children who are vegetarian were developmentally above
average: their average I.Q. was 116, which is higher than average.
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• APBWFDiet MakesKids Slimmer
According to the study published
on American Journal of Diseases of Children in 1990, after a two-year-
longitudinal study in 2,272 students aged 6-18 years, it found that students
whowere vegetarianswere slimmer.
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Although PBWF diet offers many health benefits, parents may be still
concerned on the risks of nutrient deficits for their kids. However, a PBWF
dietdoesnotmean thecomplete removal ofmeat fromyourkidorbaby’sdiet,
but, rather it is away to focus on the intake of plant- based foodswhich are
notextracted,unpolishedorunprocessedandminimize the intakeofprocessed
andmeats. Moreover, PBWF is not a diet of only green leafy vegetables, it
also includes various kinds of vegetables and grains. If you feed your kids
with various kinds of vegetables and grains, they will get all nutrient types.
For example, proteins from peas, beans, lentils; carbohydrates fromwhole
grains, especially brown rice, and fat from avocados, nuts and seeds.
Mostof the food thatcausesallergies
inkidshappened tobecommon food
items that we always have in our
daily lives, suchascowmilk, beans,
wheat flour, egg white, seafood
and processed food. Moreover, in
today’smodernsociety,wearealso
feedingour kidswith food filledwith
chemicalsandcontaminantscausing
allergies in them! Some parents,
especiallymomswithkids in theage
between sixmonths to toddler-age,
are even petrified that their kidswill
develop foodallergies.
