FAQs on HEALTHY EATING AND JUNK FOOD

1. What is junk food? How much and how often junk food can be allowed for a child in a week? 

2. As working parents, we are dependent on bread, cheese, cornflakes, etc. Are they healthy? 

3. How is junk food harmful to the body?

4. What are healthy food options for babies, toddlers, and young children? 

5. My baby likes juices and shakes. Are they healthy and how much can I give? 

6. I have started adding milk supplements to my toddler’s milk. I heard on TV that they give a lot of energy, vitamins, and minerals. Is this true? What is the right age to give?

7. We prepare all sorts of delicacies such as pizza, burgers, samosa, kulfi, etc., at home. Are they still junk food? Are traditional foods such as halwa, poori, and sewaiyaan also junk food? 

8. Which oil should be used to cook food? Is it good to prepare food in desi ghee and butter? What is the recycling of oil? 

9. My child is not ready to eat home food. What should I do? 

10. My 14-year-old son takes a lot of tea and coffee (four to five cups per day), especially during examination time to stay awake but still feels sleepy. Some of his friends have suggested some energy drinks for the same but I am very apprehensive about it. Please guide me on what is right for him.