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4 Quick and Simple Meal Planning Tips for Families Battling Child Obesity

  Fri, Sep 11 2009, 14:12

If you are one of the many families trying to tackle to problem of child obesity today then here are four tips to help you when it comes to meal planning:Tip 1 - Buy the right ingredients. The starting point for any meal planning is to ensure that you are working with the right ingredients and here we would suggest that you should look at meals consisting of about 50% vegetables and fruit, 25% proteins and grains and at least one serving of milk or low-fat yogurt per day.You should also look carefully at the amount of fat you are using in preparing foods and only add the bare minimum of additional fat where necessary. Wherever possible, use unsaturated fats rather than saturated fats or think about using low-fat or fat-free alternatives. Also, use healthy dressings when preparing salads.Finally, remember to include a reasonable amount of fiber in your meals, which is not only healthy for you but also helps to fill you up so that you are not tempted to eat between meals.Tip 2 -... http://www.aldi-fans.com/family-meal-p...

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