As a mom, you want what’s best for your children. You want them to be happy and healthy, which includes being physically active. However, getting kids to be more active can be easier said than done.
If you’re looking for ways to encourage more physical activity in your children, these tips might help.
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Omg! I drop off little, sweet, Angels at school in the morning & come 3:30pm I’m picking up cranky, hangry, feral animals! Like seriously, as soon as we step foot in the house they are trampling over one another to get to the kitchen…if I didn’t unlock the door fast enough I’m pretty sure they would knock it down or eat it, lol!!
1. Prepare snacking foods ahead of time
We want our kiddos to make healthy choices when it comes to their afterschool snack. We would much rather have them reaching for celery sticks & peanut butter or hummus than that processed bag of chips. However, convenience plays a huge role. If the celery isn’t cleaned and cut, ready for consumption, then chances are they will grab that bag of chips instead. Prepare healthy snacking foods ahead of time. Clean and cut fresh fruits & veggies and have them in easily accessible containers.
2. Don’t bring it in the house
Speaking of that bag of chips, lol! If we don’t want our kiddos consuming high-sugar, trans-fat-laden, processed foods, we can’t bring them into your house…let’s be honest, if we do it’s just too darn tempting.
3. Watch portion sizes
Even the healthiest, organic, GMO-free snacks can sabotage healthy eating when portion sizes are not monitored. Encourage kiddos to read the nutrition labels and take special consideration of the serving size.
4. Provide variety
Children, like adults, get bored with food easily. Have a variety of snacking foods on hand—whole fruits, veggies, hardboiled eggs, smoothies, mixed nuts, frozen bananas covered w/Pb & sprinkles, potato wedges w/ketchup, trail mix, yogurt parfaits, fruit kabobs, etc.
These almond flour, sugar-free, homemade waffle corners are a huge hit in our house:
3 cups almond flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
2 Tbs. olive oil
Mix ingredients together and follow waffle maker directions. Makes 6 waffles.
5. Choose healthy fast foods
Despite our best efforts, sometimes we do forget the snacks at home and find ourselves with a car full of hungry kiddos with back-to-back extracurricular activities. A fast-food chain might be your only option. When this happens seek heathier choices, like Chick-fil-a grilled nuggets, McDonald’s oatmeal and/or yogurt parfaits, etc.
Are your kiddos hangry after school? What’s your go-to after school snack?
So just to recap….
The perfect gift for…..
This giveaway is still OPEN 😉
Congrats Judith Schorling you are the winner of this giveaway!! (I will be in touch via email 😉 )
And that brings us to today’s Gift Guide Category and Giveaway
Tickets to Sky Zone!!! (Awesome Stocking Stuffers!!)
Why is this the perfect gift for both kiddos and parents?
3 Reasons:
I realize everyone’s budget is different and Sky Zone does too which is why they offer fun discounted nights like…..Wing Man Wednesday and $10 Tuesday (both good till Dec. 13th, can’t be combined with any other promotion). More DEETS on their website; http://www.skyzone.com/toledo/promos-deals
Additional fun events Sky Zone offers:
Glow Zone! Every Friday night 9-11pm Sky Zone turns off the main lights, turns on the Black Lights, has a live DJ, and offers an awesome, safe, fun experience for kids (6+). $20 gets kids two hours of jump time and there is pizza and pop available for $4. (Again, I like the fact that they are getting a great workout while having a blast)
GIVEAWAY:
Enter to win FREE Sky Socks & a FREE 30 minute JUMP Time at Sky Zone Toledo
How to enter:
Winner will be randomly selected Dec. 15th
Good Luck!!
Mom on the go in Holy Toledo 