How to Lose Weight Fast for Kids

Child obesity has become a big problem, just as it has for adults. Kids have become less active and foods have become unhealthy over the years. Just walking down most of the grocery store aisles will astound anyone when he or she notices the hundreds of products that are junk food. Open up the freezers and you will find high calorie foods that include pizzas, ice creams, and prepared dinners. As a parent, you should be concerned with your children's weight, as it can pose health problems now, as well as haunt them through adulthood. Here are tips to help your kids lose weight fast.

Instructions

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     Use the general child calorie requirements recommendation for your kids. For kids that are toddlers, the daily calorie intake should be about 1300. Kids that are four to six years of age require an additional 500 calories a day, which comes out to 1800. Follow 2000 calories for your kid's daily limit if they are between seven and 10 years old.

     When kids hit the age of 11, the daily calorie intake changes for the sexes of your children. Young men who are 11 to 14 require roughly 2500 daily calories. When a young man turns 15, he will require an additional 500 daily calories for the rest of his teenage years. Young women from 11 until they turn to adult age require 2200 calories daily. Consider talking to your children's pediatrician about lowering the recommended calorie intake by 200 or what he or she feels necessary. Your pediatrician may also be able to help you work out a proper diet or make other recommendations.
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     Avoid over eating by offering smaller meals through out the day. Consider offering healthy snacks, if offering several meals is not an option due to schooling or your career. Purchase granola bars, or even fill small sandwich baggies with healthy cereals to offer as snacks. Beware of cereals and granola bars that are high in sugar. Compare packaging labels when making your purchases.

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Eliminate fast food meals, which can add up to half or even the whole daily calorie requirements from your kids diets. According to the number one fast food chain in the United States, their kid's meal contains roughly 700 calories for a cheeseburger and small order of fries. It also contains 1060 mg of sodium and 9 grams of fat. Cut out chips, sodas, and other junk food.

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Become consumer savvy when grocery shopping to help your children lose weight fast. Buy a nutritional book to educate yourself on how to properly read labels. Nutritional labels are often confusing for most people who do not know what are acceptable levels for sodium, fats and all of the other lists of information that 

are found on them. Pay close attention to how many calories that a food product offers.

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Enroll your children into programs at your local YMCA or youth activities center for an hour a day. According to Nutristrategy.com, swimmers can burn between 250 to 600 calories in an hour. Even walking for an hour at a slow pace will burn around 150 calories.

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Limit your kids' times in front of the television, playing video games, and computer. Consider limiting their times of using such consumer products to an hour to two hours daily. Encourage them to go outside and play.