When you are depressed, it can be hard to make any changes at all, or to even feel like anything will make a difference. One thing to remember is you are never alone with this. Make a list of some people who can help you or provide support. Think about friends, family members, and the [...]
RECIPES
Some general thoughts on low-fat and vegetarian cooking:
As with any other sort of cuisine, it is possible to get very elaborate with cooking in this manner, and also possible to keep things very simple. For a busy lifestyle or if you have limited energy for cooking, I recommend not making this more difficult than it [...]
Skin a chicken and simmer it in about 3 quarts of water for most of a day. Pour this into another pot through a colander, so the broth is separated from the bones/meat. Tease apart with a fork into bite-sized chunks of meat and add to soup, or save for enchiladas or some other dish. [...]
Or, too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. . .
Portion sizes have increased dramatically in our country in the past several decades – you can look at your grandmother’s plates and bowls to see the truth in this. Everything from hamburgers to soda pop to bagels are now 2-5x larger than [...]
Balanced meals can take less time than going through the drive-thru!
5 Easy Ways to Enjoy More Mealtimes Together
Plan ONE MORE family mealtime in every week. Take a quick inventory of how many times you usually eat together now. Then plan to add just one more family mealtime per week. If dinnertime is too hectic, add [...]
Active Play Every Day
Enjoy active play during family time!
Find things your family LIKES to do! Have fun together. Exercise does not need to be a chore.
Be a role model!
Showing kids how much you value and enjoy active play speaks much louder than words.
Instead of food, use active play as a reward.
Give active play as a [...]
Fit & Fun Family Goals
Make healthy habits fun and relaxing by the way you THINK!
Think Active PLAY!
It sounds more fun and is just as healthy as exercise workouts!
Get silly along with kids by making up active games. Try these goofy ideas—they are sure to make little ones giggle—or come up with your own.
Create an [...]
Some Ideas to Get Moving indoors or when the weather is not great!
Find indoor activities to do in the winter, such as exercising to a workout video, dancing, or using a hula hoop. If you can’t set aside one block of time, do short activities throughout the day, such as three 10-minute walks. Vary activities, [...]
This inventory will give a general idea of your family’s typical eating and physical activity habits.
1) Read each statement and think about your family’s eating and physical activity habits.
2) Circle the words that best describe your family’s habits over the past few weeks.
3) After completing the Inventory, check your Habit Inventory score.
We eat together for [...]
5-3-2-1-Nearly None
“Living Healthy – it’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle!”
Kids born today are the first generation in more than a hundred years not expected to live longer than their parents. The causes for this are many, but most of them boil down to healthy lifestyle choices, which means we can help our kids to [...]