When you are helping your child to lose weight and become healthier, low-fat foods could be a part of your shopping list. However, don’t focus only on the fat content of their foods. Children need to eat enough calories each day in order to have energy for school, homework, playing and growing. If they don’t get these calories, they will be cranky, tired, distracted and angry. If one’s body doesn’t get enough calories consistently, their body will hold onto every single calorie that it gets since the metabolism slows down, and it then becomes even more difficult to lose weight. So, you might actually be making it harder for your child to lose weight. A report from the University of Texas suggests that instead of focusing on a low-fat diet for younger children, parents should focus on replacing unhealthy fats with the healthy variety. So, for instance, fat in whole milk, coconut oil or salmon is different from the fat found in pizza, French fries and processed meat products. In all, fats should make up less than 30% of the total calories in a child’s daily diet, with no more than about 10% of the total calories coming from saturated fat and the remainder from unsaturated fats. Make sure that your child is eating healthy and is not feeling deprived.