3. Include prebiotics in their diet
When introducing prebiotics to children, it can be done so in two ways: in foods or supplement form. Prebiotics are non-digestible fibers (carbohydrates) that are found in many plant-foods which also provide very good nutrition to your child. A win-win, really. So when you increase your child’s intake of prebiotic foods in their daily diet, you also contribute to more health benefits from the other nutrition that they provide1. Foods that are rich in prebiotics include garlic, onions, asparagus and cow’s milk. These are easily added to a child’s meal to make it more balanced overall in terms of nutritional intake.
4. Ensure they always have a healthy gut
We mentioned adding prebiotics, and that can certainly help with this, because prebiotics can help to promote the growth of healthy gut bacteria.
With all of that healthy gut bacteria in the body, it leads to having a healthy gut.
Not to mention, it can also contribute to improved calcium absorption, a decrease in allergy risk, improved immune system defense, and other positive effects on metabolism2.