As a family we have made a decision.
We have decided that we are going to make a serious concerted effort to eat better. Three out of the four of us have really packed on the pounds over the last year. We need to eat better and move more. We looked at the current weight loss trends and we decided that we don’t want to do any fad diets or Cleanses or Keto or Carnivore or any of that (not that there’s anything wrong with some of those). We just want to do something that is more of a permanent lifestyle change and we don’t want to live in a world were we can’t eat bread or potatoes, but kudos to any of you that can go carb light for life.
In the spirit of our decision we have decided to make Sunday’s family food prep day. I think having a variety of healthy foods on hand will greatly curb one of our biggest weaknesses and that is grabbing something quick because we are all busy and we do not do hungry (Hangry – lol) very well. A bad habit that leads us all to making poor food choices.
With that said, if anyone would like to drop a link or two to some recipes or tips we’d appreciate it greatly.
Prepping meals ahead of time one or two days per week is a great idea. I try to pack up healthy lunches from the dinner leftovers, too. Prepackaged by me makes it so much easier to work toward my weight loss goals. Another tip is to wash fruit and veggies so they are ready for snacking. Good luck on your new healthy eating plan!
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Thank you for the tips on the fruits and veggies. Best of luck with your weight loss goals as well.
Thus far we are enjoying the cooking together.
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Hi Tena, glad to read this one today! I didn’t know that you are trying to change your lifestyle too! I am with you; I don’t like to follow a diet plan as my sister in law says to change something that you can do for the rest of your life not just for a particular moment because once you stop doing it, the pounds will be back to double! She told me her brothers did Keto did tremendously, but once they finish they gained pounds like crazy!
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I am so looking forward to the change. I have done Adkins before and it’s a lot like Keto and yeah the pounds come back quickly! So I won’t do that again
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This is a great idea and it will probably work because you’re all invested!
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I was thinking the same thing K E ^_^ SO far so good!
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Such a cool topic. Thank you for the wonderful tips.
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You have such a nice goal for your family. 😊 I hope I can do the same with mine. 😊
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I wish I could give you tips, but I have the same problem here. My biggest issue is my kids are very picky eaters. I can tell you though that when I plan my meals out I do end up eating better.
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The planning is indeed key, Lissette. We realized we were not devoting much time to our food and food preparations which lead us down the road to consistent bad eating. 😦
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Nice post! Those photos not only look wonderful, but the food looks healthy and delicious. I’m hungry now! 🙂
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I agree nothing is worse than being Hangry and then having to cook something! For our busy family we find the InstaPot to be a life saver!
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AMEN! We love our instapot (we actually have 2) and it is a life saver. I fell in love with pressure cooking back when the Power Pressure Cooker XL hit the infomercial scene lol
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I need to apply this to myself. I’ve gained so much that it’s no longer funny. Hope we both get to eat better and start living life better as well.
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Best of luck, Kenny! You can do it!
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This is such an important topic. We do the same thing in our house adn glad that there was a great outcome.
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This is such a great idea. It is important that every member had a great role, especially when preparing the meal. That way we can have a better understanding of better eating for the family.
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love this topic! every single one of them is such an important tips. Thanks so much for sharing
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That seems so fun, but it kinda needs a little mommy strict authority when it comes to my family hahaha. We are too busy with our screens to do such activities. 😅
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I hear ya on that one, Nina. I got lucky everyone voluntarily left their phones in the living room.
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Great tips here. We do the same, it is becoming a habit for us.
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We do crockpotting but meal prepping is a great help, only if my toddler wasn’t so picky.
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It’s always difficult when you have a picky eater to contend with. It’ll get better once he is older.
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We also prep food on sunday. It helps us all to eat healthier when we can work together on the meals as a family.
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Changing eating habit into the healthier one is good I guess. Great step taken.
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the whole family prepping food is great. It is also fun, educational and is a great memory. Good eating habits are a must for me
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I really wanna do the same healthy living lifestyle. I agree, involving your family with the lifestyle so that you all have the same goals would make it more easier to attain.
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It has. And so has having healthy foods on hand. If you decide to do something like this, Owen I’d love to read about it. ^_^
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That is definitely a very good decision. As a parent if want our family to become healthy we should teach them to eat a healthy food and alongside with that is to do workout for a healthy lifestyle.
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Yes indeed. Much more cooking and moving and less sitting and eating out.
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I have change my lifestyle and I have been eating healthy for months now. I could recommend you a nice mustard, soy sauce and honey marinated pork steak, with a side of salad instead of fries. I also love my Malabar curry, which I cook very often and which is full of good ingredients such as eggs, cauliflower, prawns and coconut milk.
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I would love the recipe for all of that if you could, Joanna. Thank you so much!
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I love the idea of involving each member of the family in preparing for their meal in that way you can also teach them to eat healthy food and to live in a healthy lifestyle
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Eating healthy can make such a big difference in our lives and as a parent, it is our responsibility to teach the kids.
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So very true on both points, Sharon.
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Its a good idea to be in as a family, so that you’ve got each other’s back covered. The important thing is to make it slow and steady, as a sudden lifestyle change can be difficult to sustain.
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You are exactly right! We didn’t want to go “too big and bold” … slow and steady here.
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We always have fruits at home, and my son grew up eating fruits for snacks or desserts. Vegetables are always part of our menu, too.
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I’m looking forward to doing this. I’ve cut out some bad foods already (soda, energy drinks) and looking to drop a few more. Fresh healthy food at the ready should help a lot.
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I know some friends trying to get more vegetables in. I will make sure to keep these tips in mind!
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OMGGG i can totally relate to you! me and my hubby have really bad eating habits and we need to change our lifestyle! Lets do this together!
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Lifestyle changes are always so much easier when doing it together! Snacking is like a full time job for me so I hope we can stay on track with this! I’m very excited for all the tasty things we’ll make and let us know how it goes for you! 😁
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This is amazing especially that I am trying to eat healthily. I love the idea, it makes building a habit easier.
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That is a great idea – especially getting the whole family involved in the prep! That way everyone is excited for the meals to come during the week! I actually have lots of recipes on my blog, feel free to check them out 🙂
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I will, Gigi! I think you had an avocado pudding recipe that I fell in love with a few weeks ago! But if you have anything you’d like me to specifically try out feel free to let me know!
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A great decision. It makes sense to change eating habits as a family so you are all in it together.
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