Teach children healthy eating by introducing plate portioning

Inculcating good eating habits will go a long way in ensuring kids make better food choices as they grow older. — 123rf.com

IF YOU think that teaching healthy eating to children is difficult, think again. There are ways you can go about eating right and staying healthy. And one of the ways starts right on your plate.

The Malaysian Healthy Plate (MHP) which emphasises the suku-suku-separuh or quarter-quarter-half (QQH) food portion is a quick visual technique to help you immediately identify whether a meal is healthy and balanced, or otherwise.