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A proper diet for ADHD is essential to helping your child decrease symptoms like hyperactivity, impulsiveness, fidgeting and inability to focus. Researchers have shown that kids with ADHD are deficient in certain essential vitamins and minerals that are needed for healthy brain functioning. In this article you'll learn which foods to feed your child as well as which foods to avoid.
The ADHD Diet
Sugar is not recommended for kids with ADHD because it does not provide sustained energy. Although it can give kids a quick boost, thirty minutes later, it can cause an energy crash. The roller coaster ride provided by sugar can worsen a child's behavior, making it difficult for him to control his impulses when he's hyped up from sugar and hard for him to summon the energy to behave after he's crashed and burned.
If your child is used to eating a lot of junk food, you may be concerned about putting him on a new diet for ADHD, but it is fairly simple if you think in terms of making substitutions over time. For example, instead of feed your child processed cereals that are full of sugar, make your child a hearty bowl of steel-cut oatmeal and sprinkle chopped apples, nuts and raisins on the top. This kind of breakfast will give you child a consistent level of energy that will last him until it's time to eat again at lunch.
The best ADHD diet eliminates foods that are processed or contain any kind of additives, preservatives or other chemicals. Remember that you can wean your children from these foods slowly over time, replacing them with foods that are similar in taste or texture. For instance, salty potato chips can be replaced with salted celery sticks. Both are crunchy and salty. If you do these substitutions slowly, your child may not even notice that he is eating healthier foods.
Make sure to supplement your child's diet with omega 3 fatty acids (for heart and brain health), calcium, magnesium and zinc. The easiest way to do this is with a multivitamin and mineral supplement.
Your ultimate goal in terms of a diet for ADHD is to feed your child food that comes straight from the earth: a variety of fresh vegetables and fruit in season, nuts for heart-healthy fats and protein and other lean protein such as turkey, chicken and fish. Whole grains and legumes are also important.
While good nutrition from an ADHD diet is working to heal and restore proper functioning to your child's brain, it is important to teach your child coping strategies that will help him learn how to focus and curb his impulses. You can do this at home with a good behavioral program.
The benefits of using such a program can be profound and lasting. When a parent gives the child the tools to control his behavior, the parent is teaching the child skills that will last a lifetime. Best of all, this creates a close, loving bond as the child starts to see how these strategies make his life more enjoyable, helping him to do better at home and in school and improving his ability to create healthy friendships with his peers.
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