Attention Parent: "Put the chicken nugget down and back away from your 3-year olds' plate!" Do you need the nutrition police at your dinner table when you feed the kids? The chicken nuggets, mac & cheese and animal crackers look pretty good on your little one's plate. Now in a perfect world my kids would eat everything on their plate so there wouldn't be those tempting little morsels for me to snack on. But unfortunately, I have yet to perfect that behavior in my children.
Like most parents, we always feed our kids their meals before we fix our own. I should confess that my wife does 95% of the meal preparations in our house, well maybe 99%. I am usually relegated to herding our four kids to the table. If I can get the 3-year old to sit down for more than two minutes at a time, I consider that a victory. It's a wonder my wife and I eat at all. We should be thin as rails!
Unfortunately, we are not as thin as we would like. My wife said to me the other day, "I really need to stop snacking off the kids left overs." That started me thinking. This is likely a problem for most parents and in particular, moms. Let's face it, moms are the ultimate multitaskers. If I could do half the things my wife does in a day, I wouldn't have to work out. I often see her holding our two-month old, quizzing the eight-year old for tomorrows test, while trying to force food down the 3-year olds neck. She's always the last to eat so its no wonder she tends to munch on the food the kids leave behind.
So what can we do to avoid the kids meal munchies? One thing we've tried to do at home is make sure we aren't putting too much food out for the kids. We go with smaller portions and make the kids ask for seconds. It's a good way to make sure the kids aren't overeating as well. Also, I've tried to help out more by making my wife and I each a plate of food or a salad or a veggie snack while she starts feeding the kids. This way we're not snacking on the kids plates and then moving on to our own.
Another helpful tip is to make sure you are tracking what you are eating. It sounds tedious and its difficult to stay on top of a journal but it's a proven tool for success. A bite here and nibble there adds up after a couple meals per day. Start keeping track of those little indiscretions and you may find that you are adding 300-400 calories just munching off your kids plates.
Being a parent is a difficult job and leaves us little time to make sure we stick to our healthy eating habits. However, with the proper plan and a little bit of will power you can overcome the kids meal munchies.
Steve Stark
Get Fit & Stay Fit!
Steve is a NFPT Certified Personal Trainer with over 15 years of experience training athletes as well as private clients. For expert fitness advice, instructional exercise videos, printable workout routines and 4 or 8 week workout programs visit www.workoutvillage.com.
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Like most parents, we always feed our kids their meals before we fix our own. I should confess that my wife does 95% of the meal preparations in our house, well maybe 99%. I am usually relegated to herding our four kids to the table. If I can get the 3-year old to sit down for more than two minutes at a time, I consider that a victory. It's a wonder my wife and I eat at all. We should be thin as rails!
Unfortunately, we are not as thin as we would like. My wife said to me the other day, "I really need to stop snacking off the kids left overs." That started me thinking. This is likely a problem for most parents and in particular, moms. Let's face it, moms are the ultimate multitaskers. If I could do half the things my wife does in a day, I wouldn't have to work out. I often see her holding our two-month old, quizzing the eight-year old for tomorrows test, while trying to force food down the 3-year olds neck. She's always the last to eat so its no wonder she tends to munch on the food the kids leave behind.
So what can we do to avoid the kids meal munchies? One thing we've tried to do at home is make sure we aren't putting too much food out for the kids. We go with smaller portions and make the kids ask for seconds. It's a good way to make sure the kids aren't overeating as well. Also, I've tried to help out more by making my wife and I each a plate of food or a salad or a veggie snack while she starts feeding the kids. This way we're not snacking on the kids plates and then moving on to our own.
Another helpful tip is to make sure you are tracking what you are eating. It sounds tedious and its difficult to stay on top of a journal but it's a proven tool for success. A bite here and nibble there adds up after a couple meals per day. Start keeping track of those little indiscretions and you may find that you are adding 300-400 calories just munching off your kids plates.
Being a parent is a difficult job and leaves us little time to make sure we stick to our healthy eating habits. However, with the proper plan and a little bit of will power you can overcome the kids meal munchies.
Steve Stark
Get Fit & Stay Fit!
Steve is a NFPT Certified Personal Trainer with over 15 years of experience training athletes as well as private clients. For expert fitness advice, instructional exercise videos, printable workout routines and 4 or 8 week workout programs visit www.workoutvillage.com.
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Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/6158694
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