If your child needs to lose weight, the Slimkids diet may be worth considering because it is designed specifically for children by a registered nurse. A healthy diet is crucial for your child's health, so get your pediatrician's approval and consider consulting a nutritionist before starting him on a weight loss diet. An important step that you can take as a parent is to be a role model for a healthy lifestyle.
Diet Background
Laura Kraemer, a nurse, developed the Slimkids program. You should receive the program by mail one to two weeks after you order it. The meal plan is a written list of the types and amounts of foods that your child should eat; the plan provides 1,500 to 1,800 calories per day. The Slimkids program claims that children under 11 years old can lose 1 to 1 1/2 lbs. per week on the plan, and older children lose up to 2 lbs. per week.
Foods
On the Slimkids program, kids can still have hamburgers, hot dogs and French fries, but must control the portion size. A typical day could include toast, grapefruit and milk for breakfast, a chicken sandwich, apple, carrot and juice drink for lunch, roast beef, broccoli and a salad for dinner and a chocolate milkshake and popcorn for a snack. You can substitute similar foods, such as different kinds of sandwiches, but the diet limits pasta and rice.
Three Laws
The first law of the Slimkids diet is to eat a healthy diet and practice portion control so that the extra calories are not stored as fat. The second law is to go outside and stay physically fit by exercising for 30 minutes per day. The more you exercise, the faster you lose weight. The third law on Slimkids is to get rid of the habits, such as watching too much television, which made you gain weight in the first place.
Considerations
The Slimkids diet provides 64 g fat per day, which means that it includes 576 calories from fat per day, since there are 9 calories per gram of fat. The total calorie intake on the diet is 1,500 to 1,800 calories, so 32 to 38 percent of the total calories on Slimkids are from fat. The Slimkids program claims that more than three-quarters of participants lose at least 12 lbs. on the diet, and individuals who do not lose weight tend to be cheating on the plan.
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