Your children can sabotage the program for weight loss?

Your children can sabotage the program for weight loss?

If you are a mom at home on a diet, probably related to a frequent situation I encounter as a weight loss consultant. Many of my clients with children are able to maintain a healthy diet through most of the cases, except for two. It starts to go astray when the kids come home from school, or when they are preparing school meals. It's no surprise really. Kids love snacks we buy at the supermarket, and parents love them because they are quick and easy to throw into the lunchbox or for kids to pick up from the shelves of the pantry. Bags of chips, tasty bite size crackers, sodas and the like. Not a problem. Except when it comes to weight loss program of the mother. Mom loves them too! These products are high in fat, high-calorie and high in refined sugars. And after appetizers one, two or three, you can ruin an unsolicited 500 calorie.this single act will probably stall your weight loss or even worse!


To stop your kids from sabotaging your weight loss efforts, here are 20 snack ideas for kids that do far less damage to your weight loss program if mom nibbles (just a little ').

1. Chop ½ canned pear fruit or other natural juice and sets in 200mls of low calorie jelly. Make up into individual disposable plastic containers with lids.

2. Cut sticks of crunchy vegetables with dipping sauce - ranch, peanut (satay), sweet chili or tomato.

3. Cut celery sticks 6-8 cm, fill with cottage cheese and top with raisins or chopped walnuts.

 4. Combine a mixture of low fat hard cheese cubes, nuts and dried fruits in plastic wrap or a lunch lot.

5. Roll thin slices of carrot and celery with grated cheese on a slice of cold meat. Secure with toothpicks. Cut the carrot and celery with a vegetable peeler for very thin slices.

6. Cut the oranges into quarters and freeze on trays. Put in plastic bags for a block of fruit ice cream.

7. Meatball surprise. The next time you are making meatloaf, double the quantity and make a batch of meatballs. These are great in lunchboxes cold. Add a slice of pineapple with a toothpick for each meat ball.Add dipping tomato sauce if needed.

8. Mini quiches .... make a batch of crust-less quiche and cook in muffin tray. Each 'muffin' will be a wonderful healthy snack for children.

9. Chilled fruit surprise - slice a combination of strawberries, bananas, kiwi, watermelon, grapes and seasonal fruit. Place in small resealable plastic container. Top with apple juice, it does not overflow. Seal, freeze. When packed in lunchbox, will keep sandwiches cool and prove a refreshing treat on a hot day.

10. Rice cakes spread with mashed avocado, mashed banana and cinnamon, or try mashed avocado, sliced ​​tomato and sprouts.

11. Chopped hard-boiled egg served with low-fat mayo, salt, pepper on a crisp bread.

12. Wrapper Leaf: wrap a cheese finger, celery and carrot in a leaf of lettuce. Wrap in foil and place in lunchbox. Content will be kept moist.

13. Yogurt tub.

14. Baby Bell Cheese and low fat crackers.

15. Creamy dates: Slice dates lengthwise, remove the stone. Fill with Philadelphia cream cheese (low fat).

16. Quick sausage rolls: wrap a leather (good quality) sausage in several sheets of filo pastry. Kitchen brush with beaten egg to glaze. Cut into desired lengths. Bake in a moderately hot oven for 15-20 minutes. Rolls can be frozen.

17. Same as above, but use strips of chicken breast and cut into 2 "- use tomato or favorite dipping sauce .

18 After the attack on the school snack hot: Spread a round of pita bread with tomato and herbs Top with tomato, ham, mortadella, add ... onion, sliced ​​mushrooms or pineapple Sprinkle grated low-fat cheese on pita bread Grill hard to make a tasty pizza pita bread If not available, substitute a crisp bread ...

19 Fruity kebabs:. place bite-sized pieces seasonal fruit skewers kebab.

20. Pop top sandwich tuna tin, crisp bread, sachet of mayonnaise. children can put their snack together at school so they do not go soggy. Remember fresh is best for both you and your children.

Substituting these ideas for some of the pre-packaged snacks and cookies your kids will eat them and yourself a favor.