9 Steps To Tackle The Effects Of Childhood Obesity
Steps 4 to 6
Step 4
Remember that whatever changes you make to tackle the problem of childhood obesity must be for the whole family and so do not introduce any changes which you yourself are going to have problems sticking to. Children see their parents as their principle and most important role models and you cannot expect your children to follow a program if you are not prepared to follow it yourself.
Step 5
Spring clean your fridge and pantry. The introduction of a new eating plan is the ideal time to spring clean the fridge and pantry and to begin replacing unhealthy foods with healthy alternatives.
Again you may want to do this gradually over the period of a month or two to ensure that any changeover is not too abrupt and you should also involve the children in the cleaning process.
Remember too that depriving the children of their favorite food items in one fell swoop is likely to simply create a craving for those items, so reduce these items slowly and gradually replace them with healthier alternatives.
Step 6
Revise your meals one at a time. Rather than changing everything at once, start with breakfast and, instead of topping your morning pancakes with lashings of butter and honey, introduce healthier substitutes. Also, start introducing alternatives such as omelets with a low-fat cheese and vegetable filing and whole grain rolls or toast and fruit.
Once everybody has happily made the transition to your new style breakfast then, and only then, move on and start attacking the lunch menu.
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