How to improve health?
Caring for your physical health through proper diet and nutrition.
Whether meal preparation is for yourself or your family, focus on making smart, healthy meals.
- Make an effort to have more home-cooked meals. This can help encourage healthy eating. Also, it promotes more family time.
- Let your kids help plan what to eat. Kids love to help make meals and snacks.
- Keep healthy snacks on hand to help kids make good choices. Have more fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Have fewer chips and sweets.
- Teach kids to eat when they’re hungry, not when they’re bored, sad, or angry. Respect their ability to know when they feel full.
- Breakfast helps jump-start the day. It provides fuel for an active lifestyle and gives you and your child the energy to think faster and more clearly.
- Balance. Balance what you eat to meet your need for nutrition and enjoyment.
- Variety. Enjoy all foods from important food groups (fruits, vegetables, lean sources of protein, low-fat dairy, and whole grains).
- Moderation. Focus on feeling comfortable instead of being too full after you eat. Use moderation when choosing less nutritious foods.
True hunger signals:
- Hunger pangs, gnawing, growling, or rumbling in your stomach.
- Weakness or loss of energy.
- Slight headache or trouble concentrating.
- Irritability.
False hunger signals:
- thirst
- cravings
- emotions
- external cues (like mealtimes or social events)
Caring for your physical health through exercise
- Limit screen time (TV, computer and video games). Suggest or consider other options like reading, board games, and playing outside.
- Enjoy the outdoors. Go to the park, ride bikes, swim, or enjoy a walk around the neighbourhood.
- Participate in (or encourage your children to participate) in sports. This is a great way to build coordination, skills, and confidence.
- Plant a garden.
- Wash your car.
- Walk to the mailbox.
- Walk over to a neighbours’ house to visit.
- Turn off the TV. Turn on some music and dance.
- Walk or bike to work, school, or in the community.
- Stretch at your desk.
- Take the stairs.
- Use lunchtimes to take a walk.
- Get up and move around your office.
- Take “active” vacations.
- Go hiking or biking.
Credits: Nivethitha
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