Healthy Eating in Everyday Life

Our body has to do a lot, every day from early morning until late at night. A wholesome diet strengthens us from within and gives us energy. But in the hectic everyday life, it can sometimes be quite difficult to eat healthily. Here you will find suggestions for the whole family.

To eat together

In good company

Eating is much more than food intake. Food has a social component and is the ideal opportunity to spend some time together. Because eating together connects and is one of the moments when everyone really comes together. Doesn’t that always work out for you because of long working hours or other commitments? How about, for example, planning the meal together as a fixed part of the weekend? You can even turn it into a little ritual: it’s the most fun when each family member takes turns choosing their favorite food and cooking it together. This not only creates delicious dishes, but also beautiful moments with the whole family. Be willing to experiment and keep trying new dishes with fresh ingredients. Varied fruit is great for desserts, and seasonal vegetables can be used to create tasty side dishes and varied vegetarian recipes. Children enjoy cooking with them, because if they can top the homemade pizza themselves, it tastes even better.

Versatile and colourful

Versatile and colourful

Eat consciously and enjoy

The fact is: unhealthy food is often available more quickly and above all: very tempting! French fries or chocolate don’t fill you up or make you happy in the long term. But how do you teach children to eat consciously and to enjoy themselves when even adults sometimes find it difficult? Quite simply: be a role model yourself. Conscious eating and enjoyment is the key to a healthy diet in everyday life. Then nothing has to be forbidden. And if people “sinned” from time to time, that’s no big deal, because healthy things are usually on the table. Versatile and colorful is the motto: healthy food is “naturally” colorful. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and two snacks between meals help to prevent cravings from arising in the first place.

Start the day full of energy

Start the day full of energy

Breakfast!

Exhausting days are best mastered with a wholesome breakfast. No time? But it’s worth it! Even if breakfast is a bit hectic during the week, it would be a shame to miss it. Breakfast lays the foundation for the day: so that the children can concentrate at school and adults have their heads at work, nobody should leave the house in the morning on an empty stomach. Choose nutritious, healthy breakfast options: Instead of white rolls, prefer wholemeal bread, instead of sugary flakes, a wholesome muesli with flakes, instead of Nutella, almond butter or a little honey. Smoothies are a nice alternative: Puree fresh fruit in a blender and add natural yoghurt as needed.

A little something for in between

mid day meal

snacking?

The most popular snacks are often biscuits, chips & Co. However, the craving for sweets usually comes from not having eaten enough “nutritious”. Snacks for in between can be really healthy, tasty and varied without much effort: For example, give your child a plate with a smiling face made of berries. Nuts, raisins or fresh fruit can be portioned in small bowls and make you want to grab them. These healthy little things provide the body with energy and vitamins in between.

Everything in flux

Lemon Juice

I’m thirsty

Sufficient fluid intake is very important for everything to flow. It is quite easy to implement not to forget to drink in everyday life: To make sure that you drink enough water, you can take a drinking bottle with you on the go, it is in the school backpack anyway. And at home or in the office, it helps to put a water jug ​​on the table, which will be drunk throughout the day. It can then be filled again. Water and unsweetened fruit or herbal teas and fruit juice spritzers are the ideal thirst quenchers, while sweet drinks are best left for special occasions. A little tip if the children don’t like “just water”: Add a squeeze of lemon juice or spice up the glass with lime slices. Ginger also provides new flavor variations.