Setting up a good routine can establish strong lifetime habits for kids. So, how does one switch from those tempting, sugary snacks to healthier choices?<\/p>\n
Switching your kids to healthier choices is easier than most think<\/strong><\/p>\n A good place to start is to avoid processed foods. Keep you kids away from anything that contains too many ingredients. The vast majority of processed foods contain ingredients that can challenge insulin receptors.<\/p>\n Processed foods contain stabilizers and preservation methods, which might be good for shelf life, however, not so much for kids.<\/p>\n Fast food alternatives<\/strong><\/p>\n The thought of saving time for a quick stop at a fast food restaurant is always tempting.<\/p>\n Try adding in these quick foods or snacks:<\/p>\n Eating well at home<\/strong><\/p>\n Opt for lean meats or free-range, grass-fed, antibiotic-free meats<\/p>\n Aim for at least five servings of fruit and vegetables a day\u2014and more is better.\u00a0 Replace soda and sweet drinks (like bottled, sweetened iced teas and energy drinks) with low-fat or fat-free milk, unsweetened or lightly-sweetened homemade iced tea.<\/p>\n Engage in activity<\/strong><\/p>\n Go out and get active! Take a family walk, hit the pool over the weekend, dust off the bicycles and camping gear and go on an adventure. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> found that kids and teens need 60 minutes of activity daily \u2013 Please Share!<\/a><\/p>\n Ask about their risk<\/strong><\/p>\n Your child\u2019s risk may be higher than normal if diabetes runs in the family, or if she is of African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, or Native American descent. Also look for patches of thickened, velvety, or darker skin behind the neck, under arms or at the groin called acanthosis nigricans. The darkened patches of skin may indicate insulin resistance, which means your child\u2019s body isn\u2019t processing blood sugar properly.<\/p>\n Common symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n Often, diabetes has no symptoms. It\u2019s important to be aware of these common signs of type 2 diabetes:<\/p>\n Keeping your kids happy and healthy is a number one priority! These helpful tips are a great way to help prevent or delay your loved ones from diabetes with a healthier lifestyle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Setting up a good routine can establish strong lifetime habits for kids. So, how does one switch from those tempting, sugary snacks to healthier choices? Switching your kids to healthier choices is easier than most think A good place to start is to avoid processed foods. Keep you kids away from anything that contains too […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thesugarcubeapp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thesugarcubeapp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thesugarcubeapp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thesugarcubeapp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thesugarcubeapp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/thesugarcubeapp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":285,"href":"http:\/\/thesugarcubeapp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283\/revisions\/285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thesugarcubeapp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thesugarcubeapp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thesugarcubeapp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thesugarcubeapp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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