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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!

wait, how many 9/10 yo still drink juice? one glass of a day? who does that anymore?

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!

wait, how many 9/10 yo still drink juice? one glass of a day? who does that anymore?

Anonymous wrote:I have a 9 and a half year old son too and I don't have the slightest clue what waist size he is. Why do you OP? What is his height/weight?

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!

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".

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!

Anonymous wrote:

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!

Whole grain breads, potatoes, and rice are relatively healthy.

Also, for everyone who is saying "eliminate" and "no more" processed foods, sweets that this is ridiculous. Unless someone has a health issue like diabetes, things in moderation is a much healthier and realistic approach.

People who overeat frequently overeat on white rice and bread and bagels and pastry and fried potatoes. They binge on that stuff. Safer to eliminate it while getting the weight under control and then add it slowly in healthy ways.

This kid has a health issue and will have diabetes as an adult if they don't get his under control. No more processed foods. Sweets twice a week. It is absolutely a realistic approach. My family eats this way all the time.

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!

Whole grain breads, potatoes, and rice are relatively healthy.

Also, for everyone who is saying "eliminate" and "no more" processed foods, sweets that this is ridiculous. Unless someone has a health issue like diabetes, things in moderation is a much healthier and realistic approach.

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!

Anonymous wrote:I actually just had to measure my 9 1/2 year-old son's waist to order his lacrosse cup protector pants, so maybe mom had to measure his to order an item of clothing

Anonymous wrote:Don't you people buy your children pants??? How do you NOT know your son's waist size? Perhaps all your kids wear sweat pants, but don't be concerned that some kids don't.