Healthy Eating Foundations

From Jerome, EverydayWise Contributor I gain weight fairly easily, while my wife has always been naturally lean. Our growing children seem hungry all the time. All four of us have different appetites and preferences, even though we all enjoy carbohydrate-rich foods. That makes one family meal harder to balance than it sounds. If I build […]

From Jerome, EverydayWise Contributor Drinks have become one of the harder choices in our house. We sometimes put juice in the children’s lunch boxes, and they may have a zero-sugar cola after coming home. My wife dislikes giving them drinks with a lot of sugar or carbonation, so even a simple beverage choice can turn

From Jerome, EverydayWise Contributor Everyone in our family likes carbohydrate-rich foods. Rice and noodles are easy to enjoy, and our growing children often want more food. But I gain weight more easily than my wife, so a carbohydrate-heavy meal does not always work the same way for me. We try to put meat on the

From Jerome, EverydayWise Contributor Food affects health, so our family tries to cook at home as much as possible. But one home contains four different appetites. Our children are growing and often hungry. My wife and I do not respond to food or weight in exactly the same way, and all four of us have

From Jerome, EverydayWise Contributor We try to cook at home and put balanced meals on the table. Our children do not show much interest in salad, so we use Korean side dishes and other preparations to get more vegetables and fibre into family meals. When we eat out, the children are often interested in fried

From Jerome, EverydayWise Contributor I probably start a diet three or four times a year. I check my weight regularly and try not to let it cross a line I have set for myself. When the number moves beyond that line, I become more deliberate about what I eat. Lately I have been boiling eggs

From Jerome, EverydayWise Contributor Feeding our family is complicated because four people can need different things from the same table. I gain weight easily, my wife is naturally leaner, and our growing children are often hungry. We all like carbohydrate-rich foods, but eating the same amount does not affect all of us in the same