Plan to get moving at least once a week with the whole family.
Nutrition Goal:
Count your daily serving of fruits and vegetables and increase the number by 2.
Health Goal:
Find one way to save on health care expenses.
Happiness Goal:
Do a family health check.
Broken Down:
Fitness Goal-
1) Stay active as a family.
2) Get moving with active outdoor toys: sacks for racing, an outdoor jump around, super parachute, scooter, or play lawn mower.
Nutrition Goal-
1) Have fruit with dinner.
2) Introduce kid friendly veggies such as cucumber, broccoli, minty peas, roasted red pepper soup, and crinkly carrot fries.
3) Teach kids the food pyramid:
Fruits: Add a bowl of fruit to each meal. Activity to teach: do a matching game with fresh fruit and it's freeze-dried, dried, or frozen counterpart.
Vegetables: Add a variety of veggies to the table. Activity to teach: Let kids plan the veggie side by color.
Grains: Change all pastas and breads to whole grain. Activity to teach: Have your kids play eye spy with all of the good stuff in whole grain compared to white bread.
Dairy: Buy skim or low fat milk and cheeses. Activity to teach: Let them build their own sundae with low fat frozen yogurt, granola, nuts, and dried fruit.
Meat and Beans: a tablespoon of peanut butter or an egg for breakfast is good for a serving. Activity to teach: Have them do a bean test with spreads compared to the beans, or have them taste tacos with chicken, beef, and turkey and have them pick the winner.
Fat, Sugars, and Salt: make sure you check labels and go fresh whenever you can to avoid an overload of these. Activity to teach: Exercise a little more to burn calories from sugary foods.
Health Goal-
The kids have ARkids and the adults rarely go to the doctor, so we don't really need this step.
Happiness Goal-
1) Happier parents make happier kids:
Have a weekday update. Share a highlight and a low point from the day.
Don't make your spouse guess when you're mad. Bring up things when they happen.
Don't give all of your attention to the kids.
Make time to be alone.
Make dates cheap.
Look for little ways to be nice.
Go out on a limb and try something new together.
2) Simple secrets of happy families
Find a community that fits your family.
Get a pet. Teach children the responsibility of caring for it.
Talk to your kids.
Write down your thoughts.
Share the chores with everyone.
Be nice to your in-laws.
Share your family story.
Believe in yourself.
Don't coddle your children.
Treat your husband and kids the way you treat your friends.
Control your temper.
Cherish traditions.
Show up on time.
Welcome other adults into your family.
Tell them you love them.
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