NUTRITION
Changing Habits Can Be Hard

It is hard when a person endeavors to change their health by improving their nutrition. It is hard to retrain patterns that have been ingrained in us for years. This is why it is so important to {start kids out right} because what they grow up eating is what they will generally choose to do for the rest of THEIR life.

It is important to note that if a person is going to change dietary habits the whole house should be prepared to change. Everyone from mom and dad on down should be on board for the change. If for some reason a spouse is not supportive, it does make it difficult to keep the changes implemented. In today's day and age, divorced families are common. It is more difficult because what one may choose to do with the kids and nutrition may be radically different that what the spouse wants to do. If this is the case, you always do the best that YOU can and do the most possible. If you can’t make all of the changes, look to parts of the basics first. Then pick your battles from there. Compromise MAY have to happen. It will take EDUCATION on WHY the changes are important to occur.

We will challenge you to put aside your preconceived notions of what is healthy and not healthy and be open minded to change. Look at the facts and evaluate the value after you hear all the details.

For some people change can happen over night. They put their mind to in and the change occurs. For others, the changes will be gradual. Perhaps taking a year or more to fully integrate changes into their life style.

The other VITAL DETAIL is that anything you do should NOT be a “DIET” Changing your LIFESTYLE to incorporate the healthy choices is what needs to occur. Literally you will be changing your CHOICES and by doing that, changing your life.

When dealing with children it takes them seeing a parent doing the same thing they are. An easy way to introduce the changes is to say: “This is what is healthy for our bodies and this is what our family does.” Children will test you to see if you are serious. They don’t know that fast food is junk food. They have to be taught. They will push every button to eat junk food. You have to be a positive role model and stick to your guns. Provide healthy food to them and have it available. If they CHOOSE not to eat they have that choice. It is amazing though, that when they get hungry they will eat. It is not child abuse to have healthy food for them to eat and they choose not to eat. It is wrong, though, to give kids poor quality food because “that is all they will eat.” Their good health depends on you TEACHING them.

Stick with it… You and future generations have the world of health to gain!