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Hi, I'm back. You know another great tip is for your child, for their health and their
nutrition and basically making sure that they digest well, excuse me, and get all their
nutrients absorbed into their body so they can get really proper, good brain and body
development, is making sure that they just slow it down. You know kids, they're racing
and running and they're all over the place, but they get these nutritious foods in front
of them and they want to go off to go play and eat again, excuse me go play again, so
they're not thinking about food or anything more than gobbling it down. So basically what
you want to do is try and get your child to slow down. Make a game of it, making sure
they slow down and actually chew their food. Basically, when you chew their food, it actually
starts their stomachs and ours too, and gets it activated. It gets that stomach activated
and the juices start forming because of the chewing action in the mouth and the salt in
the food gets the hydrochloric acid in there to help digest the meal. So, once they swallow
it, it actually starts absorbing and the slower they eat, the less they'll eat, so this way
they?re not eating a ton, a ton of food because the more you pack in there, the less, the
harder your stomach can digest it and your child's little tiny digestive system just
is not set up for a ton of food to be shoved in there. So slow it down, make sure they
chew, and say hey do it thirty times. How many times can you chew your food? How many
times do you get broccoli? How many times can you chew your bread and sandwich and everything
else? Just making sure they slow it down. It's really helpful and it's a good tip for
your child and their healthy digestion.