- Greatly reduce television to no more than 3 hours per week, and have TV-free days and weeks. This will help reduce influence on food choices and toys.
- Increase exercise. You can't just send children outdoors or drive them to team sports practice-- you need to ensure that they will have sufficient cardio exercise to stay fit and improve brain function.
- Eliminate sodas.
- Eliminate junk food.
- Eliminate foods with transfats.
- Eliminate foods with high fructose corn syrup.
- Remember that it can take 90 days to retrain taste buds, so keep re-introducing fresh fruits and vegetables.
- Involve children in meal preparation.
- Teach children about healthy and unhealthy ingredients, and health eating. You don't have to be an expert first-- you can all learn together!
--SBH
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