We have made a lot of healthy changes in our lifestyle the past 9 months. We have started to exercise together almost every day and we are eating way healthier too. We are not on a diet, but we have tried to eat more clean (less processed foods, more whole foods) and eat less overall.
The kids, for the most part, have been okay with the changes we've made. They have actually learned to like some new foods and they are learning how to make better food choices and be more active. It's been a good lifestyle change for our family.
One thing I hadn't tackled yet was breakfast, though. Every single morning the kids had cold cereal. And they really liked it, I never heard complaining. But deep down inside, I knew it wasn't very healthy for them and it was also getting very expensive! So I decided that we were going to work on making over breakfast. I cut down cold cereal to just one morning a week (Sunday) and searched Pinterest for some yummy, healthy, kid-friendly breakfasts. Not everything has been a hit, but the kids have found some new favorites and they are actually eating less and staying fuller longer.
Some of the things we have tried are:
The kids, for the most part, have been okay with the changes we've made. They have actually learned to like some new foods and they are learning how to make better food choices and be more active. It's been a good lifestyle change for our family.
One thing I hadn't tackled yet was breakfast, though. Every single morning the kids had cold cereal. And they really liked it, I never heard complaining. But deep down inside, I knew it wasn't very healthy for them and it was also getting very expensive! So I decided that we were going to work on making over breakfast. I cut down cold cereal to just one morning a week (Sunday) and searched Pinterest for some yummy, healthy, kid-friendly breakfasts. Not everything has been a hit, but the kids have found some new favorites and they are actually eating less and staying fuller longer.
Some of the things we have tried are:
- vanilla greek yogurt with homemade granola (minus the cranberries) and berries
- homemade instant oatmeal packets - these were only meh and actually quite a bit of money, I probably won't do them again
- Applesauce oatmeal muffins
- French toast muffins (with less sugar)
- Banana cinnamon waffles
- Pumpkin Oat 'n Honey Muffins
- Whole wheat cinnamon rolls
- Biggest Loser pancakes
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