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Pass the Fruits and Veggies to Your Kids!!

Saturday, December 4, 2010

"In a new study, children who ate the most vegetables and fruits had significantly healthier arteries as adults than children who ate the fewest.  Here are 10 tips to encourage your children to eat more vegetables and fruits. "

  1. Make fruit and vegetable shopping fun!
  2. Involve kids in meal prep.
  3. Be a role model
  4. Create fun snacks
  5. Give kids choices — within limits
  6. Eat together as a family
  7. Expect pushback
  8. Grow it
  9. Covert operations
  10. Be patient

http://www.newsroom.heart.org/index.php?s=43&item=1215

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I am a medical nutrition therapist with more than twenty years of clinical experience specializing in preventing and treating eating and body weight problems, along with sports nutrition and general wellness. I belive in including the practice of mindful eating as a way to support successful behavior changes which last. I work with my clients in individual sessions, and group programs as well as workshops.

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