Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would declare a "Healthy Family" initiative. You tell everyone that the family needs to eat more healthy and exercise more.
1. For nutirtion: No more chips, candy, cookies, or soda in the house. Juice is limited to 1 small glass a day. Water and skim milk or tea the rest of the time. Meals are focused on small servings of protein and large servings of fruits and vegetables. Limit or eliminate breads and potatoes and rice. No fast food. No pizza. No processed or microwave entrees. (Microwave vegetables are fine.) I'd allow treats twice a week (say Wednesday and Saturday or Sunday) -- a small serving of ice cream would be my family's first choice. If he wants to snack, veggies and dip or air-popped popcorn.
2. Exercise -- kids need 1 hour of exercise per day, every day. You can help him get this by committing to a 1/2 hour family walk every day. You can also help him find a sport or a physical activity that he likes to do -- swimming, basketball, dance, parkour, running, soccer, karate, whatever. Start experimenting with classes and see what he likes. When he finds something he likes, encourage him to do it every day. Practice makes perfect!
I don't usually associate "putting whole categories of food off limits" with "healthy eating".
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