There are many reasons to start your kids on a healthy preferably organic diet from an early age.
The
term ‘organic’ means that the food is a product of a farming system
which avoids the use of man-made fertilizers and pesticides on the
crops, feeding additives to the livestock, using radiation and
genetically modified organisms1.
Research points to the
benefits of a balanced diet that includes certified organic foods as it
is absent of chemicals from pesticides, that may affect the child’s
developing body and brain.
While hormones and chemicals
in responsibly grown non-organic food are small, research suggests that
even low levels of pesticide exposure in an extended period of time can
affect young children’s neurological and behavioral development, with
evidence showing links between pesticide exposure to neonatal reflexes,
psychomotor and mental development, and attention-deficit hyperactivity
disorder2.
Another reason of switching children to an
organic diet is to reduce their exposure to organophosphates, a type
of neurotoxicant pesticide that can cause significantly lower activity
in the central and peripheral nervous system. It can be found in many
commercially produced non-organic foods3.
The case for
switching over to a more organic diet especially for kids is strong.
However, children have minds of their own and tend to like the
chemically coloured, artificially flavoured snack foods and highly
processed fast foods. Sigh.
One strategy that has worked
for parents is to start them young on healthy eating so that they
develop the taste for good food, if possible organic food. This approach
does require some creativity from parents but can result in children
who have a preference for better, healthier food that can result in
healthier food choices.
Alce Nero, a leader among
eco-conscious and health conscious consumers is here to help stressed
out parents start their little ones on a journey of delicious and
healthy organic eating with its super cute and super good Organic
Alphabet Pasta and Organic Vehicle Shape Pasta.
The
brand’s farm-to-table concept is made possible by working with its
network of organic farmers, making the produce much healthier. This new
addition to the brand’s extensive line of authentic Italian organic
produce is 100% organic certified by European Union law and by JAS
organic agriculture in Japan.
Incorporating Vegetables in Children’s Diets
Alce
Nero’s Organic Pasta for kids includes dehydrated organic spinach green
letters, and dehydrated organic tomato red letters. Kids enjoy the
coloured letters, and will be so engaged sorting letters and colours
before that they will eat them without making faces about the hidden
vegetables. Over time they will develop the taste for organic foods and
lose their fear of vegetables, too! Their minds will be stimulated and
they will recognise letters too that can help with picking up reading
skills. Eat healthy and get a head start on reading skills with Alce
Nero Organic Pasta for Kids.
Kid-friendly Organic Meal
Kids
love pasta with tomato sauce. Alce Nero has you covered for a
kid-friendly organic meal just prepare Alce Nero Organic Alphabet Pasta
according to the instruction, and the same time warm up Alce Nero Pasta
Tomato Sauce in a pan. Depending on your child’s tolerance for organic
vegetables and proteins, add what he or she likes, then combine the
pasta with the pasta sauce. Grate some cheese over this tasty meal and
watch your child’s delight. Alce Nero Organic Pasta Tomato Sauce is so
good, it can be all the flavour your organic pasta needs if you’re short
of time.
Aimed to make meal time exciting again,
parents can engage with their children by asking them to spell out words
with the alphabet, or identify the different vehicles that the pasta
comes in. They will be so taken up with the activities that come with
enjoying the Alce nero Pasta for Kids that can help them adopt to
organic eating habits from a tender age, reinforcing the message that
organic food is delicious and fun too!
Malaysian parents
can use Alce Nero products with confidence as it is certified Halal by
official certification bodies recognized by JAKIM.
For
more wholesome, unique and organic recipes that you and your little ones
can enjoy together, please visit https://alcenero.asia/recipes.html and
Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/AlceNeroMalaysia/.
About Alce Nero
Alce
Nero was established in the 1970’s, when two cooperatives of young
Italian farmers decided to pioneer the organic revolution, producing
wholesome food while respecting the environment. Alce Nero combines old
farming methods with the most advanced research on health and the
environment. The techniques have evolved, but our seal of quality is
still based on the simple ingredients that Alce Nero was created from:
love of food, respect for the environment, and banning of synthetic
chemical substances.
Today, Alce Nero is the No 1 organic brand
in Italy. Our producers are involved in all stages of manufacture,
allowing us to enforce respect of our principles throughout the
production process and accurately trace our food to its origins. Thus,
we can guarantee high quality, 100% organic, authentically Italian
products brought straight from our fields to your plate. Alce Nero is
famed for its organic certifications by the most stringent certification
bodies from European Union and Japan.
In Malaysia, Alce Nero
carries a fine range of organic pasta, extra virgin olive oil, pasta
sauces, jam and honey. For more information please visit
www.alcenero.asia.