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Healthy Holidays

 

The holiday season means Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas parties, New Year’s celebrations, etc. This means food, food, and more food! Not to mention that with more packed into your already busy schedules, who has time to exercise?

 

Keeping healthy habits during the holidays has benefits for your whole body. This includes avoiding holiday weight gain, avoiding stress, avoiding fatigue, and keeping your immune system strong. Many people give up on healthy habits during the holidays but, with these tips, you can teach your kids how to stay healthy during this busy time of year.

 

Tips for healthy holiday eating:

 

  • Feed your kids (and yourself) a light meal or snack before going to a holiday party. It’s harder to avoid overeating when you’re overly hungry. Set a good example for your kids by eating fruits, vegetables, and whole grains with meals or as snacks
     

  • Offer to bring a healthy dish to holiday parties so you’ll know that at least one healthy item will be available for you

 

  • Teach your children to eat smaller portions of food, especially at a buffet, where they may want to try everything. Help them choose the food they want to try the most, and eat a small portion of each.

 

  • Sodas and other sweet drinks contain a lot of calories and many contain caffeine. For a healthier version of “soda” mix 100% fruit juice with club soda or seltzer.

 

  • The holiday season can keep you extra busy, but try to avoid fast food. It may be handy, but it is often high in fat and low in nutrition.

 

Tips for physical activity:

 

  • Do fall and winter chores with your kids, such as raking leaves or shoveling snow.

 

  • Have fun together outside! Go for a walk, tumble in the leaves, go sledding, or build a snowman.

 

  • Play games outside like soccer, football, frisbee, or catch.

 

  • Go on an active family outing such as ice skating, bowling, or skiing.

 

  • Limit TV watching, but when you do watch TV, get up and move instead of sitting during commercials.

 

  • Turn on holiday music and dance around the house.

 

  • Give gifts that encourage physical activity, like active games or sporting equipment.

 

Happy Healthy Holidays! 

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