Health & Lifestyle News for Kids

15 February - 21 February 2026

Starting 15 February 2026

NDTV · 20.02.26Smart eating habits for healthy fasting during RamadanCelebrity fitness instructor Yasmin Karachiwala explained how to fast while staying strong from within.

🌞 Sehri gives you energy. Eating breakfast before sunrise with eggs, yogurt, oats, roti, or bananas helps your body stay strong and ready for the day.
💪 Protein is important. Foods like eggs, paneer, dal, or yogurt help your muscles stay healthy while fasting.
🥖 Slow carbs give lasting energy. Oats, roti, millets, or sourdough bread keep you feeling full and active for longer.
🥥 Iftar restores your energy. Breaking the fast gently with dates, water, lemonade, or coconut water helps your body recover.
🥗 Eat a balanced meal after Iftar. Include proteins, carbs, fruits, vegetables, and soup so your body gets all the nutrients it needs.

🍌 Fun Fact!

Bananas are naturally slightly radioactive because they contain a special mineral called potassium-40! Don't worry though, you would have to eat about 10 million bananas at once for it to be harmful. Eat your Sehri banana safely!

08 February - 14 February 2026

Starting 8 February 2026

EatingWell · 11.02.26This is the best time to exercise after a meal for optimal blood sugar control, according to researchScientists say moving your body after you eat can help keep your blood sugar healthy and steady.

🚶 Waiting about 30 minutes after a meal, then doing some activity like walking, can be a great time to start moving.
🏃 Doing heart pumping exercise first, like walking or jogging, and then strength moves helps even more.
⏱️ You do not need a long workout. Even 10 minutes of moving can make a helpful difference.
🦵 If someone cannot do big exercises, small moves like wiggling legs or lifting arms still help the body.
🍬 Your muscles store sugar as fuel, so when you exercise after eating, your muscles grab that sugar right from your blood to use as energy.

Khaleej Times · 09.02.26How UAE's 'Madbasa' traps heat in windowless room to create date syrup with no machineIn the UAE, people long ago made sweet date syrup in a special hot room called a Madbasa, without using any machines.

🌴 Farmers pick ripe dates, dry them in the sun, clean them, and put them in big bags made from palm leaves.
🔥 The room has no windows, so the summer heat stays inside. The weight of the dates squeezes out thick syrup called dibs.
👴 Elders like Salem bin Abdulla Al Shamsi teach families and children how to make dibs.
🍯 Families use this sweet syrup on tasty foods like Luqaimat, and they proudly keep this tradition alive.
🌳 Date palm trees can live for over 100 years, and a single tree can produce up to 300 pounds of dates every year!

🌴 Fun Fact!

Date palm trees are amazing! They can live for over 100 years and a single tree can produce up to 300 pounds of dates every year. That's enough dates to fill about 6 backpacks!