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Healthylife® Weigh Menus & Recipes Grains & starches include foods made from grains, such as wheat, oats, rice, and quinoa. It also includes starchy vegetables and legumes. These foods provide a healthy source of energy for your body. They contain vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, and phytochemicals. Some are also good sources of protein. Starchy vegetables […]
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 3 Grocery stores can be wonderful places to explore new foods. The average grocery store has over 10,000 different items. Some of these foods are healthy “everyday” food choices. Add these more often to your cart. Others are “sometimes” or “once in a while” foods. Add these foods less often. Tips for
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 5 Improved Energy Levels Exercise helps transport oxygen and nutrients to your tissues. When your heart and lungs are working more efficiently, you have more energy to work, do daily chores, keep up with active kids, and have fun. Improved Ability to Learn Exercise increases production of cells in the brain responsible
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 3 Grocery stores can be full of education and adventure for kids. Including kids in grocery shopping-and every part of meal prep-helps set up kids to make healthier choices later in life. * Show the variety of different foods, especially in the produce section and grain aisle. * Let kids pick out
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 2 To stay within the food group guidelines for your calorie needs, you need to use correct serving sizes. To be exact, you could use measuring cups and spoons or weigh foods on a scale. Do this when you can or when you are learning, but this is not always practical. You
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 7 Growing your own food is a great way to know where your food comes from. Garden-fresh vegetables and fruits can have more flavor and nutrients than what is at the supermarket. You can also skip the drive to a store and get some sunshine and fresh air! Tips for Growing a
Healthylife® Weigh Part 1 Look for ways to align your attitudes with your values. How will managing your weight display your values? Consider these two approaches: View A: Reducing how much soda I drink is going to be terrible. I want to drink whatever I feel like, whenever I want. View B: I value connecting
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 4 Seeing the worst possible outcome for a situation can lead to anxiety and racing thoughts. Avoid focusing on the negative aspects of a situation or how it could be even worse. The unknown future can seem scary and full of negative potential. Dispute each irrational thought with a rational one. Challenge
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 5 Use “If, then” plans to overcome roadblocks. “If, then” plans anticipate a challenge and prepare a response in advance. Create “If, then” statements for each challenge you expect to face. These challenges may be: * How you expect to feel (e.g., self-conscious). * Something you do not know how to do.
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 4 Take responsibility for your thoughts, feelings, and actions. You will feel better about yourself and your life. Blaming others is a natural, child-like reaction. It is more adult-like to figure out the amount of control you have in a given situation and respond to it in a mature way. You may
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