1. No More Boxed Foods: You can do better than that for your family. Vow to quit buying mac n' cheese by the case. No more noodle dishes, Hamburger Helper, or canned soup. Do some searching and find recipes for your families favorite foods made from scratch.
2. Add more produce: There is good reason why Weight Watches new plan allows you to eat most fruits and veggie without using any points. They are good for you! We need them to grow, to help our organs function, and to burn for energy. Try adding 1 fruit and 1 veggie serving to every meal for every member of your family. Double your veggies with that weekend BBQ, add some cut up melon and your family will be satisfied and filled with energy.
3. ACTIVE, ACTIVE, ACTIVE: Heading into my first summer with 3 kids is scary. What will we do? Can I keep them busy? Will I get any work done? Will we still get quality time together? Yikes...now I'm really freakin' out. My plan is to plan one activity a week that gets us moving together (ie. hike, bike ride, basketball game, etc.) What about also having a list of fun activities they could do posted in your house. With a 7 and 4 year old this works great because they need ideas and I don't always have them off the top of my head.
Remember, it's up to us to teach our kids how to live a healthy active lifestyle. Have fun!
Watch for our work shop series for women starting June 1st. Events will be hosted by Cool Beans Playhouse.
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