What is the best time to teach our children what is good for them? Make an iced red rooibos tea and they could drink it without knowing it’s healthy. Tell them it’s healthy, let your kids see that something doesn’t have to taste “gross” to be good for them.
It is a great responsibility to raise a child. You have under your control the power to help your children to form all kinds of good clothes. What might happen if you serve your two-year-old a 6-ounce glass of sugar water? Your child will get used to the taste of sugar water. Serve your two-year-old frozen or sugar-coated cereal and what will happen. Your child will crave sugar-laden cereals. They will form the habit of eating and drinking very unhealthy foods.
Give children good gifts
We don’t miss what we never had. Give your kids the gift of not having a sugar craving. Give your kids the gift of never craving high fructose corn syrup. Give your children the gift of good eating habits.
What would be better for your kids than that 6-ounce glass of sugar water, cola, or fruit juice mixed with high-fructose corn syrup? Serve your family red rooibos tea, also known as African rooibos. It is easy to prepare, as simple as making any other iced tea. Your children can enjoy this drink throughout the day, even into the night. There is no caffeine in red rooibos tea to keep you or your children awake when it’s time to sleep. No added sugar, or honey instead of sugar (the choice is yours when you prepare it) kids won’t be bouncing off the walls.
Health benefits of rooibos
You may ask what my family will get from African rooibos herbal tea. Rooibos tea benefits include healthy antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins. Add the benefit of starting with good eating habits and avoiding products that are packaged to look healthy but can be dangerous to your health. (Think overweight children, think low self-esteem, think childhood diabetes becoming overweight adults, low self-esteem, adult-onset diabetes, heart disease, blindness, loss of limbs, and premature death, to name just a few)
You can start here and add other healthy foods. Offer fruit instead of candy, fresh vegetables instead of cookies, and yogurt instead of ice cream. Yes, I know this sounds like cruel and unusual punishment for adults. We were allowed to form unhealthy eating habits, not because our parents didn’t care about us. Our parents weren’t aware of the dangers of processed foods, they weren’t told that high fructose corn syrup can harm your health. You and I know, we have been told.
In our desire to find good healthy cold beverages for our families, let’s not forget that African rooibos teas can be served cold and iced.