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Kids and Habit Forming Health

Your kids get your looks, your love, and your habits. So make sure they get healthy ones that'll stay with them for their whole lives. Show them how to eat right, and who knows, you just might rub off on yourself.

Just like teaching your kids how to catch a pop fly or to clean up after themselves, getting them to eat better might take more than a couple of days. As we all know, good change doesn't happen overnight. If your children are returning to school soon, now is the perfect time to pack them healthy lunches. While you're at it, make one for yourself, too!

The Appetizer
Kids learn by watching others. So when they see you eating celery and peanut butter, they'll think about trying it today, consider it tomorrow, and dip in a week from now. Changing their diet will be a lot easier for them to swallow if the whole family participates.

The Main Course
Don't start steaming broccoli just yet. Most kids are resistant to new foods so ease your family into new choices. Here are some easy ways to improve nutrition:

• Replace your movie-time treat with Orville Redenbacher's^® SmartPop!^® to reduce sodium and fat. Chances are your kids won't even notice.
• For breakfast, replace shell eggs with Egg Beaters^® when making your French toast or scrambled eggs. It tastes delicious and has much less cholesterol and fat.
• Pay attention to your bread. White bread has very little nutritional value. Go for wheat or whole grain.
• Look for lean lunch meat, introduce a new vegetable to top it off and note what gets eaten and what gets tossed to the side.

For Dessert
Instead of using food as a reward, take everyone on a trip to the bowling alley or another place that's fun and active like a sporting event or to cool-off at a water park. You'll notice a happier, healthier family in no time.

As you get more involved, make sure to read up on Canada's Food Guide