During this time of being restricted to our homes, we have more time to think. Perhaps we think about what we could be doing, or what we would like to be doing. And before you know it, you are thinking about what to eat again.
Yes, food and mealtimes have been a cause of concern for many. What will we eat? Do we have enough food? How do we fix what we have?
Do your kids have a sugar addiction? Need help in getting them to control their sugar intake?
Getting the sugar intake under control is important for health reasons as well as weight control.
Here are simple techniques you can use to help children cut down on their sugar consumption and put them on the road to looking and feeling great.
Stock cabinets and refrigerator with fruits and vegetables instead of chips, cookies, and candies. As the expression goes, “Out of sight, out of mind.”
Can you relate? Shopping on the outside circle of the grocery store is generally where to find the most nutritional value for the money.
Here’s to saving money while shopping for healthy food,
Lee Jackson
http://www.imagesunlimitedpublishing.com
Author of the soon-to-be-released cookbook:
Healthy to the Core!
All Natural, Low Sugar/No Sugar Apple Recipes for Kids
Proud of myself. I walked past the pastry department without buying anything. I’ve been trying to tame my sweet tooth of late. After looking at the ingredients, it was much easier to pass on it. Sugar and cellulose.
Do you know that cellulose is really a plant by-product? Like wood dust and wood shavings? Cellulose is an indigestible carbohydrate known as dietary fiber. It’s been a popular food additive. It’s most economical sources come from cotton and wood pulp. Doesn’t that sound appetizing – eating cotton fibers and wood shavings?
Vegetable garden (Photo credit: Downing Street)
Today I want to get back to healthy living and start the New Year on a forward-looking note. What we do today, whether it’s our diet, exercise, or other health habits, affects our future. So let’s start with diet – what we eat.
I feel there are some general principles of healthy eating we can follow that will help our children and our families feel better, look better, and learn better.
Here is a review of healthy eating guidelines as a reminder to get you and your family on the right path this year.
Buffets are loaded with lots of food. Where to begin? Diners often feel they need to sample a little of everything. But this leads to heaping platefuls of food. And this adds to weight and health problems.
Being selective matters. But it’s not the easiest to accomplish, so here are some pointers:
Ground rules for this go something like this:
Parents should have the final word about what foods are bought and used for meals and snacks. It’s the parents who need to make healthy choices about foods for themselves and their family. This is for foods eaten at home or outside the home. It’s important to choose nutritious foods so that the goal for healthy food is met each day.
After traditional medicine failed to help her, Dr. Wahls researched everything she could get her hands on about the disease, and was led to this diet plan. She attributes her remarkable progress to this way of eating and neuromuscular electrical stimulation, which uses an electrical current to promote muscle growth.
Dr. Wahls is now educating others about food as medicine and is studying whether this treatment could work for others with MS or Parkinson’s disease.
Tortilla Treats
1 (7-inch) soft tortilla
1/2 teaspoon Dijon or other mustard
1/3 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 green onion, sliced
Spread mustard on tortilla. Sprinkle with cheese and onion. Heat in pan until cheese has melted and then roll up. Or you can roll up and wrap in foil. Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes. Cut in half. Dip in salsa.
