Every wonder how families stay healthy, fit and thin? We asked Dr. Oz for his tips on how to build a healthy family strategy. Doctors says families (like the Carroll's, pictured) that make healthy lifestyle choices together, stay healthy together. Here's his game plan for your family.
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Plan a weekend hike through a park, a family softball game, or an evening walk around your neighborhood. Fuel your summer with nutrient-rich foods like whole grains, fat-free or low-fat milk and cheese, seafood, lean meats, poultry, eggs, beans, nuts, and seeds.
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The family table is where your children will form habits around food that they will take with them into adulthood. Good habits are worth being intentional over, especially with little ones looking on. I continually remind myself of this list of little habits because I know they will have a long-lasting positive influence on my family. These aren’t resolutions, or even goals, but merely small steps to introduce positive change. I’m confident you are doing an excellent job around your family table, but perhaps in reading this list, you will find there are one or two practices you could adopt and thereby help shape your family food culture for the better.
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You decide which foods to buy and when to serve them. Though kids will pester their parents for less nutritious foods, adults should be in charge when deciding which foods are regularly stocked in the house. Kids won't go hungry. They'll eat what's available in the cupboard and fridge at home. If their favorite snack isn't all that nutritious, you can still buy it once in a while so they don't feel deprived.
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