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Are you looking for easy food guidelines to help your children make good food choices?
"Traffic Light Eating" by Dr. William Sears is a great place to start!
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Traffic Light Eating
(Taken from The Family Nutrition Book by Dr. William Sears)
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Bring your children up to understand that different foods have different values. “Green-light” foods are “go for it” foods. They’
e great for you – eat all you want of these. “Yellow-light” foods are “think about it” foods. They are okay in moderation but
should be reserved for treats and eaten only occasionally, not as a steady diet. “Red-light” foods are “stop, say no, bad for
you” foods. At the very least avoid eating too many of them. Here are samples of each category:
Green-Light Foods Yellow-Light Foods Red-Light Foods
vegetables pies (no hydrogenated fats) hot dogs (most)
legumes (beans, peas and lentils) cakes (no hydrogenated fats) nitrate-containing meats & cold cuts
fruits butter packaged foods with hydrogenated oils
fish (Wild Salmon, Halibut) candy pre-packaged foods (Lunchables)
whole grains & sprouted grains cookies, pastries (no hydrogenated) marshmallows
whole grain pastas fast foods (nothing fried) punches and drinks with added
raw nuts and seeds fruit drinks colorings
soy products, tofu (organic) white breads cotton candy
eggs (organic) sodas doughnuts
meat and poultry (no nitrates) frozen yogurt crushed ice drinks
homemade soups canned soups (are mostly syrups & dyes)
vegetable oils (olive, flaxseed) dairy products Diet sodas and drinks
healthy treats (unhydrogenated) crackers fast foods fried in hydrogenated oils
whole wheat crackers cereals with dyes and hydrogenated
oils