| Healthy Family Recipes can be exciting and fun for | | | | some that you really like, that you'd never tried |
| all the family to get involved in. Just because you | | | | before. |
| have decided to eat more healthily, it doesn't | | | | By ensuring that you and your family eat the |
| necessarily mean that you are on a diet, or that | | | | recommended 5 portions of fruit and vegetables |
| you are automatically forbidden from eating | | | | a day, you will encourage your children the |
| certain foods. Maybe you are starting to exercise | | | | importance of eating healthily. |
| more, and want to make the most of your gym | | | | Although processed food and ready meals may |
| membership, or football practice, by eating | | | | be more convenient, there are plenty of healthy |
| healthier. | | | | family recipes that don't take long to prepare and |
| Eating healthily is important, especially for children. | | | | cook. There will be some recipes that your |
| Starting off the day with the right sort of | | | | children can get involved in, and so they will have |
| breakfast, such as cereal, or toast is much better | | | | a greater understanding of what goes into meals. |
| for you and your children than crisps or chocolate. | | | | You and your children will also enjoy cooking from |
| By making sure that you and your children have a | | | | scratch, rather than just opening a packet, or |
| good breakfast you can be sure that they have | | | | putting a ready meal in the microwave. Also, being |
| the foundations for a good day at school, and you | | | | able to cook is a great skill. |
| can have a productive day at work. A healthy | | | | By organising your meals in advance, before you |
| lunch will make sure that your children have | | | | go shopping, you can make sure that you have |
| enough energy to play in the playground, and to | | | | the right ingredients in, and can get things ready |
| concentrate in lessons all afternoon, and that you'll | | | | the night before, so that you have less to do |
| not feel sleepy and lethargic in the afternoon | | | | when you come in from work. This method can |
| either. | | | | also save you money as you won't need to buy |
| Healthy Family Recipes might just involve | | | | additional ingredients at the last minute. |
| modifying some of your existing family favourites | | | | Eating healthily isn't all about muesli and salads. By |
| to make them healthier. You might want to | | | | making a few changes to your existing recipes, or |
| change some of the ingredients slightly, or cook | | | | trying some new foods and recipes, you can be |
| them in a different way. | | | | sure that you are helping to improve your family's |
| Perhaps you've never really been keen on fresh | | | | health. See what exciting healthy family recipes |
| fruit and vegetables. By preparing them yourself | | | | you can find. |
| and eating them in family meals, you might find | | | | |