Stay active

Because it is challenging to stay active, here are some tips for your daily activity.

Choose activities that you enjoy and can do regularly. Fitting activity into a daily routine can be easy – such as taking a brisk 10 minute walk or playing with your child(ren), shooting baskets, playing toss and catch, and going on a bike ride are some examples. Keep it interesting by trying something different on alternating days. Every little bit of activity adds up and doing something is better (and healthier) than doing nothing.

Make sure to participate in at least 10 minutes of activity at a time, shorter bursts of activity will not have the same health benefits. Consider keeping some comfortable clothes and a pair of walking or running shoes in the car and at the office so you can be ready for activity anytime.

*Tips taken from ACTIVE LIFE Nutrition and Physical Activity Informational packet.

Since school resumed, it means some of us have to prepare lunch for our kids. Packing a healthy and balanced school lunch is a daily challenge! We quickly run out of ideas, at least I am! We will include some ideas in our next post.

Try to avoid plastic containers, especially if the food needs to be reheated. If you do, make sure they are PBA free. 
However, I read not long ago that even if it is BPA free, there is BPS and it is not better!
Here is a link to an article about BPA: 
http://naturalsociety.com/toxic-bpa-substitute-bps-chemical/