Every family evolves their own system of eating. Not all are consciously moving towards better nutrition and health. Here are some practical tips that can make your healthy eating drive simpler to follow for the entire homeschooling family.
The Fruits and Vegetables
Common wisdom speaks of eating 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day. To ease this off consider two fruits and three vegetables to be consumed daily. You can use the fruits as a between meals snack. The vegetables can show up as sides to your main meal dish. Green vegetables tend to get a bad rap beacuse they usually aren’t cooked in an appealing manner. Consider experimenting with new vegetable recipes once a week to add variety to your meals. Those that are found appealing can be added to the monthly roster of recipes to cook regularly.
Smoothies and Teas
Hydration is a huge part of a balanced diet. Without enough fluid in the digestive system the metabolism rates of the body begin to slow down. While its easy to drink water in the summers beacuse of the heat, the same isn’t true for the winters. This is where you need to get creative about adding fluids to your homeschool family’s diet. A good way to do so is to introduce one smoothie and a couple of cups of green tea or lemon tea to the daily diet. Both of them don’t take too long to brew and can be considered a special add on to regular snack breaks during the day.
Nuts and New Stuff
Nuts are a great way to reduce hunger pangs during the day in a healthy manner. Have a trail mix handy in the homeschool classroom. A fistfull of this snack can help hold them over till the next meal. Also have them sample new foods. They may be initially suspicious of anything that does not look familiar. Some may on principle refuse to like the new snack. Don’t be afraid to bring it back again next week. It takes kids time to warm up to new foods and so you should keep offering them.
