A healthy family is built on a healthy
diet. In this article, we’re going to look at some good nutrition tips for the
whole family.
Replace
fizzy drinks and alcohol with water – Unfortunately
a lot of people are chronically dehydrated, and they don’t even know it. If you
rarely drink water, you are probably dehydrated. Fizzy drinks, coffee and
alcohol are simply not going to improve the situation. Everybody needs to drink
enough pure water to stay properly hydrated.
Plus, water has zero calories. Switching other drinks out in favour of water is
one of the easiest ways to consume less calories and lose weight.
Make
protein the base of your meal – Proteins such as
lean meats, fish and eggs should be the base of everybody’s meals. They’re
filling and provide the building blocks for a strong and healthy body.
Eat
more vegetables – Use vegetables to bulk out your
meals, after choosing a protein source. You will be getting lots of micronutrients
and fibre in your diet from the vegetables. They are also filling, which leads
to less snacking between meals.
Eat
together as a family – Eating together places the
focus on meals, which helps to reduce snacking between meals, when people tend
to eat more junk food and less nutritious, healthy foods.
Keep
junk food out of the house – If junk food is in the
house, it will be a temptation and will be eaten. Instead, you can arrange so
you have to consciously choose to go out to get any junk food when you want to
eat it.
This stops you falling into mindless eating and keeps unnecessary temptation away.