Summer was filled with pure chaos. Maybe loving this is not the appropriate word but I did enjoy the flow of the chaos – no set dinner time or bedtime – just great relaxing fun. But our nutrition and healthy eating habits were kinda lost….in the chaos….perhaps!
Summer is now over, well, in Hawaii that is, and it is time to get back to some healthy eating!
- Eat supper together
- This is really important so making it happen is essential.
2. Be a good role model
- Whatever is on your plate, put on your child’s plate as well. When kids see you eating colorful whole foods at every meal, they will eventually try it…I promise.
3. Create a healthy snack filled pantry
- Have everyone write down 5 things that want to have available for snacks. Encourage healthy foods like seeds & nuts ( make a trail mix) and fruit.
4. Be proactive
- Have healthy food available and even have the kids help you prepare meals – they will be more likely to eat something that they have helped create!
5. Make healthy living & eating a priority
- Engage in lively healthy conversations at the dinner table. For example; what do you think those foods are doing in our bodies? and how does healthy eating ( versus not so healthy eating) make us feel? Have your kids become aware of food and what it does in their their body.
Be well,
Image credit: Ray Sandusky
