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At Vitaerobics, we talk a lot about creating a “healthy family future”, but what does that really mean? It means making the healthy choices each day that make it possible for your family to live a healthy life and create a healthy foundation for generations to come!

One way to create that healthy future is through family meal times. Studies show that families that eat together tend to eat healthier and eat a wider variety of foods, creating a foundation for a healthy future. And eating family meals can have lots of other benefits too.

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Some people devote their lives to the study of nutrition and still don’t know everything there is to know about it. But healthy eating doesn’t have to be complicated. You don’t need a degree in nutrition science to make healthy choices for you and your family.

If you focus on a few simple principles, you’ll have everything you need to select healthy foods at the market and in restaurants, create healthy meals that your family will love, and put your family on a path to a legacy of great health for generations.

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Setting children on a healthy path early in their lives is the best way to prevent obesity, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses. Studies show that the eating habits we develop as children are most likely to follow us throughout our entire lives.

If we allow our children to develop unhealthy eating habits (like an “addiction” to high fat, high sugar foods, or a “dislike” of fresh fruits and vegetables), then they are likely to continue these habits into adulthood. These lifetime habits can greatly increasing the risk of chronic and debilitating disease later in life. Worse still, they will likely… Read the rest

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Ever wonder why kids tend to shy away from many vegetables? Well, a recent study by Temple University’s Center for Obesity Research found that about 70% of children are sensitive to bitterness. This sensitivity makes vegetables like broccoli unpleasant to them.

So, what can we learn from this study? First, simply serving steamed vegetables and “forcing” kids to eat them probably isn’t going to work (no surprise to many parents!). But, you can try serving these same vegetables in other ways. For broccoli, try serving it raw with a low fat ranch dressing for dipping. Cooking tends to bring out… Read the rest

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