{"id":17319,"date":"2019-09-01T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T15:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caloriecontrol.org\/?p=17319"},"modified":"2021-11-01T13:53:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T17:53:01","slug":"back-to-school-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caloriecontrol.org\/back-to-school-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Back-to-School Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Back-to-school time is in full swing! For busy parents, that\nmeans even more hectic schedules.&nbsp;\nBetween managing work, after-school activities, and weekend sports, who\nhas time for planning healthy meals for your family?&nbsp; It can be very challenging to provide\nbalanced nutritious meals and maintain your waistline.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weight management can be difficult for many of us, but\nespecially for busy parents. A consumer survey conducted by Harris Poll on\nbehalf of Calorie Control Council found that 72 percent of Americans want to\nlose weight.&nbsp; When the same question was\nasked of parents who have kids in the home, that number rose to 77 percent.&nbsp; Unfortunately, having children in the\nhousehold may present challenges that can hurt your success rate of being able\nto keep weight off.&nbsp; In the same poll,\nthose with children in the house were less likely to have kept the weight off\nfor two years versus those without kids, at 36 percent versus 44 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When raising a family, it\u2019s harder to stick to a diet plan\nbecause kids may not necessarily enjoy healthy foods.&nbsp; However, there are several eating habits that\nyou can follow that will help maintain your weight.&nbsp; The first thing is, don\u2019t skip\nbreakfast.&nbsp; Breakfast provides energy and\nleads to less over-eating later in the day.&nbsp;\nThe next thing to consider is portion size.&nbsp; Sometimes it\u2019s not possible to make the healthiest\nfood choices, but you can compensate and reduce calories by eating smaller\namounts.&nbsp; Portion control is a major\ncontributor to maintaining a healthy weight.&nbsp;\nAnother easy way to cut calories is to avoid drinks sweetened with sugar,\nand instead opt for low-calorie sweetened beverages or water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to your family, plan meals and snacks ahead of\ntime.&nbsp; Go grocery shopping on the weekend\nand stock up on meals and snacks for the week.&nbsp;\nUse the weekend to make a few dinners and freeze them.&nbsp; Keep healthy snacks on-hand that are quick to\ngrab and go, like bananas or almonds. Try to eat foods from all food groups &#8211;\nfruits, veggies, whole grains, and lean proteins are ideal.&nbsp; Providing a wide variety of foods and being a\nhealthy role model will also help your children develop healthy eating habits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/caloriecontrol.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Keri-P-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17320\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keri Peterson, MD <\/strong>is\na medical contributor and columnist for <em>Women\u2019s Health<\/em>\nand a frequent guest on <em>NBC\u2019s Today, ABC\u2019s Good\nMorning America, Fox News<\/em> and<em> CNN<\/em>. Based in\nNew York City, Dr. Peterson has been in private practice since 1999 and holds\nappointments at Lenox Hill Hospital and Mount Sinai Medical Center. With a BA\nfrom Cornell University and a Medical Degree from Mount Sinai School of\nMedicine, she completed post-graduate training in Internal Medicine at New\nYork\u2019s Mount Sinai Medical Center and is board certified in Internal Medicine.\nDr. Peterson is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American\nMedical Association, and serves as a medical advisor for the Calorie Control\nCouncil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back-to-school time is in full swing! 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