• 42% less likely to drink
• 50% less likely to smoke
• 66% less likely to smoke marijuana

Kids can do better in school and home, have more friends and stay slimmer by returning to eating at home with family members.  There has been a loss of the community and connection of shopping for food and cooking together that used to be the norm. Children need the undivided attention of their parents for the short time it takes to have a meal!

Did you know there are kids who can’t even recognize some of the common vegetables? Getting back to basics could help with this.

From an interview on CNN with Dr. Mark Hyman, founder of The UltraWellness Center.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2011/01/13/exp.am.intv.hyman.cnn

3. Let go of preconceived notions of what a meal ought to be.

Have soup for breakfast, or eggs for dinner (the rest of the world does). Lunch does not need to be a sandwich. Dinner does not need to be accompanied by a roll.

When I want dinner in five minutes, my go-to meal is always eggs’n'veg.  Chop up and  sauté a small onion, then scramble in 4-6 good eggs.  Maybe add a can of beans.  Flavor it with whatever – curry powder, green olives, pesto, gomasio (a Japanese seaweed-and-sesame mix), and Harissa (a North African spice paste) are all personal favorites.  Then either use the same skillet to steam kale or collards; or just chop up some tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, or cabbage, and eat them raw alongside.  A squirt of lemon, a dash of olive oil, and you’ll be happy.

Ultimately, you need to figure out what it is you really miss about the forbidden foods – other than the fact that they’re forbidden, of course!