This is a sponsored post from BlogHer and Tropicana.
Let’s face it, it’s tricky to keep the family healthy ALL the time. We are constantly trying to stay on top of good health whether it’s running around outside, riding bikes or walking through Disneyland…often 🙂 There’s no secret, it’s a challenge, but we try to have fresh fruit and vegetables on hand so we can eat as much as possible. It’s nice when there is so much goodness packed into orange juice like Tropicana, I know my kids are getting their fruit serving just by drinking a big glass of juice!
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I’ve taught my kids to enjoy high nutrition dishes like broccoli and spinach salads. When we eat I usually point out what nutrients are in each of the foods we are eating. My eldest daughter has even thanked me for teaching her about nutrition and how to choose the best foods.
I cook from scratch and we do not keep soda in our home. Occasionally my kids have soda if we are out to eat but I limit that. Fast food is a rarity for us also. They stay active by playing sports – in our house there is no “off season”!
I sneak in extra colorful veggies when I can…seems like everyone is more willing to eat healthy of its pretty!
We try to give them lots of fruit and for “dessert” it’s frozen gogurts or homemade smoothies. We also buy organic when we can. Especially eggs and milk.
We also have a constant supply of Tropicana. No joke!
Lots of water, fruits, veggies, good proteins and activity every day.
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Make healthy substitutions, and exercise!
I’m in college so often it’s very hard to eat healthy between classes and work. I try to always keep a bottle of water with me and always have fresh fruits and veggies in the fridge in grab and go containers so I will always have a healthy snack (even if I don’t have time to make one!)
Try to have fresh fruit, celery and baby carrots available for snacking. Always have some delicious OJ in the fridge. Keep everyone active and excercising!!
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We love to eat fruits and vegetables!
I’ve tweeted it –
http://twitter.com/#!/ropesgirl/status/58211202265915392
I live in another state for college, but I talk to my family nearly every day. Those conversations include a run-down of what we’ve eaten & the healthy choices we’ve been making, as we’re all trying to lose weight. It helps us stay accountable & share in our little “victories!”
Go on walks and eat healthy!
I try to cook as nutritious meals as I can stand. 🙂 We also exercise 3-4 times a week! 😀
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Eat lots of fruit and veggies and go for a walk everyday.
Vitamins, milk, fresh air and exercise!
I cook most of our food from scratch…no more cream of chicken/mushroom soups, velveeta, or boxed dinners. We hardly ever eat out. I make sure we always have plenty of fresh fruit and veggies on hand for snacking. We also eat whole wheat bread, pasta, and rice. I’m doing my best to make sure my children (3 and 5) grow up with healthy eating habits.
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We eat healthy meals.
I buy fruit and make sure I cut it shortly after I bring it home from the grocery store, so we always have a nutricious snack on hand.
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We love biking on weekends and make sure having veggies and fruit daily.
I prepare home cooked meals several nights each week & we sit down around the kitchen table to share our meals together at least 3-4 nights/week depending upon sports schedules. Being around the table for mealtime allows us to stay connected with each other & reinforces to the kids that we want to spend time with them.
We eat a lot of fresh foods. I try to make sure they have plenty of time everyday to play outside in a fitness kind of way (bike rides, tag, sports) and I try to be a good example!
We walk anywhere within a reasonable distance- it saves money on gas too!
We carry water bottles with us everywhere we go and we try to skip the french fries and other greasy side dishes. It isn’t much, but every little bit helps!
We try and avoid pre-packaged “box” food and make what we can from scratch or at least with ingredients we can pronounce 😉
I put the food on the plates for us. I know, it’s sounds lame. There’s only 3 of us and so it’s not any trouble and this way I know the veggies and fruit are on the plate with a balance of carbs and proteins. When I don’t do this I see huge platters of pasta and nothing else or frozen corn dogs. Ugh!
Try to cut back on fatty greasy foods and even when we eat out, we watch where and what we eat =)
We try to eat lots of fruits and veggies!
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we try to watch what we eat
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To keep us healthy, whenever possible, I use freshly grown vegetables instead of canned or frozen.
Not have too much junk lying around the kitchen – only healthy snacks!