It's hard for me to make healthy choices for myself, but surprisingly, two of my three kids eat pretty healthy. Ryan eats baby carrots and apples every day and has since he was a preschooler. Kaitlyn has a tiny appetite and prefers to graze rather than eat big meals, so she asks for half a banana or half an apple or some grapes at least once a day. I'm still working on Nathan, he doesn't like fruit and will only eat a few vegetables. And I'll be honest-I live on coffee during the day, I never remember to have fruit or vegetables, even though I enjoy the taste. I do try to teach the kids to at least recognize a healthier choice at the grocery store. I show them package labels and point out my two biggest concerns- grams of fiber, and grams of sugar.  Especially with bread and with cereal, I show them two options and which one has more fiber and less sugar per serving. With frozen and packaged entrees, we look at fat grams per serving (which can be shockingly high).  All I can hope … [Read more...]