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It is so much easier to try to be healthy during the summer than in the winter. Try some of the top summer nutrition tips for the whole family and see if you don’t lose weight and feel better. Of course, the trick is maintaining the loss when the cooler weather returns.
Use the summer months to bring the family back together. Sure, the family may be busy but there has been much research done about the benefits of eating together as a family.
One of the things researchers found indicates families who eat their meals together generally have a healthier diet than those who do not.
Make a meal plan and stick to it. Get your whole family involved in choosing which meals you’ll eat during the week. Include them in every step of the process – planning, shopping, preparing and serving – so everyone has a say in what the family eats. Continue reading
Few things beat the summer heat like a refreshing smoothie. Smoothies are also a great way to get fresh fruits into your diet, and kids tend to like them, too.
The following recipes are enough for approximately two smoothies. You can increase or decrease the ingredients to vary the amount and the taste.
Smoothies are very forgiving – if you don’t have some of the ingredients listed below, you can leave them out or try something comparable (rice milk instead of almond milk, for instance, or vanilla yogurt instead of plain).
Leftover smoothies can be frozen in ice cube trays (use them in your next smoothie) or popsicle molds.
Here are some ideas for a frosty, healthy summer treat: Continue reading
