The Holistic PCOS Chick

As hard as it is to fight your junk food urges, if you have kids, you probably know that getting Junior to make smart food choices is triple the challenge. It’d be excellent if you could just yell, “Hey, you! Eat your spinach!” But you can’t. As is the case when dealing with most aspects of a child’s life, it takes commitment, patience, and some serious cunning to steer them down the right path. If you’ve watched the “Healthy Eats” disc of the ChaLEAN Extreme program, you know that Chalene and her husband Brett made a commitment to teach their son Brock and daughter Sierra the benefits of a solid diet. Here, in Chalene’s words, is a little insight on how they did it. 1. Portion control. Digging into the entire box of goldfish crackers, or any other kid’s snack, is a bad idea. So it’s a good idea to empty out that box into smaller ziplock bags, for better portion control. Do this the moment the treats are pulled from the grocery store bags! This helps children unders...

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It's that time again!! School is getting ready to start and so we are gearing up our plans for the new school year at home. Last year was our first year home schooling so it was a little strange due to all the changes within our family. Pregnancy and new baby... Made life just a little more difficult as we ventured into New Homeschooling territory. Thankfully the plus with home school is you can be very flexible, which came in handy for us last year. However this year I am looking forward to changing things up, as we learned what not to do, and what will work best for our family. Since I only have one child that is school age, (my son is 10 yrs and his sister is 4 months) it has been a challenge to find other homeschool families in our position. Most families are homeschooling more then one child and so the kids have lots of company and don't get lonely. But this was not the case for us. Once soccer season was over it was hard to find people who were willing to do outings o...

Including your children in the meal preparation process increases their awareness and appetite for healthy eating. When we as parents communicate interest and enthusiasm for making healthy meals, we are more likely to instill the same attitudes in our kids. The next time you are unsure about the importance of family meals, consider how shopping, cooking, and eating together will reinforce your family’s healthy habits by: Empowering your kids: Teaching your kids how to cook is something that will help them to make their own healthy choices as they grow up.  Cooking will allow your kids to develop their food preferences and understanding of nutrition to apply into their own healthy lifestyles. Improving Communication. Shared meals create an additional avenue of communication for families. It can be a place to discuss the day’s events, enjoy each other’s company, and provide a time for family discussions. Asking open-ended questions such as “How was your day?” rath...