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The stay-trim family diet

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Phillips recommends limiting empty-calorie sweetened beverages and replacing them with unsweetened choices like low-fat milk, homemade iced teas, and water jazzed up with lemon or lime. Keep daily intake of fruit juice to 4-8 ounces, and focus on eating whole fruits instead. “You can also freeze fruit juice in ice-cube trays,” says Phillips. “Pop these into water for a hint of sweet flavor.” Send your children to school or camp with a reusable, BPA-free water container (stainless steel works well) so they get in the aqua habit. And consider stocking the fridge with refreshing, potassium-rich coconut water.

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Anonymous (not verified)
on Jun 25, 2011

I live my ly family life very close to what this stay trim family diet suggests. However, my 19 year old is overweight and I struggle with it. His dad actually died at the age of 40 of coronary artery decease, so I panic with my son's weight. On top of it, I also have a 9 year old boy who actually eats very healthy foods. However, this summer he has been complaining because he wants to eat adult portions and when I say no he gets angry. If I am not watching, he can eat all day long. He grabs an apple, then an orange, then a piece of cheese, then eats lunch and right after he wants a snack and now I buy whole grain chips which he helps himself to. Unfortunately, food has become an issue and a battle for him. I feel he wants to eat more maybe because I always make remarks about eating healthy and eating the right portions. I truly fear that as he gets older, he will be like his brother which I can't reach to help him.

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