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An extra 10 minutes at dinner may help kids eat more healthy foods
Comment on this storyComment Parents, if you are worried about your children eating enough fruit and vegetables, try spending an extra 10 minutes with them at the dinner table. When families took about 10 minutes longer to eat dinner, children ate “significantly” more fruits and vegetables, amounting to an additional seven pieces of fruits and vegetables — one extra portion — a new study by German scientists shows. Also, having fruits and vegetables available in bite-sized pieces may have made it easier for the children to eat more during the extra time, the researchers said. The extra portion was about 100 grams — 2/3 cup — or the equivalent of…
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Have dinner for breakfast: 33 easy, expert fitness tips you will actually stick to | Fitness
An all-out fitness campaign often seems like a good idea at the start of the year. But lifestyle overhauls are usually destined to fail, simply because they’re unrealistic. By taking your time and finding exercise routines you actually enjoy, you’re more likely to develop healthy habits you can stick with. We asked fitness experts for the one tip they would give someone who wanted to get fit – or fitter – in 2023. This is what they told us. Start with tiny changes If you try to copy the fitness routine of an Olympic athlete, you’ll struggle to keep it up. Make small tweaks to your day instead, such as…