Do you eat your 5 a day?

I have got to agree they are full of goodness and we have to treat our bodies like a castle to lead a full and healthy life. Thanks for replying.

yes I would love to know the name of the juice. Much easier than worrying about getting an apple down my neck Thanks for the reply

When my kids come home from school I have snacks ready for them as they are always hungry. But the snacks I put out are things like celery and carrot sticks, apple cut into slices, that kind of thing. It gives them everything they need. It fills them enough until dinner time, gives them the energy to do their homework or go and play with their friends and I know they are eating healthily and not over doing it on fatty processed foods.

I don't ban crisps (potato chips) or sweets completely, but I do limit the amount they are allowed.

Though my daughter had a mediacal done recently and she was nearly classed as overweight I feel it is muscle rather than fat that has put her at that weight as she is slim but very athletic and muscle is heavier than fat.

that is nice that your children are eating healthy. when i was a kid i don't eat much veggies and fruit specially it is quite expensive here in my place. but since i am adult and i have knowledge what is good for me i do try to make effort to eat healthy. but i don't feel that i will get slim just because i eat healthy. i still eat too much though so i may not slim down any time soon.

I wouldn't say I always eat enough myself. I am not keen on a lot of fruit and veg. But I always make sure my kids do get enough. I feel it is so important to show them the right way to eat at a young age, but I also feel I should be leading by example and I don't really as much as I should

That's right. Parents are the best example for kids. It's much more effective to educate the youngsters by practicing what we preach. Recently, I not only keen on taking more fruits and vegetables. On top of that, I am looking for food that suits our blood type. It's because our body function much better when we take food that is suitable. My blood type is O. So, the food that is suitable to me are rice, pumpkin, pears, cherry, grapes and watermelon & etc. More importantly, I prefer organically produced crops which are free from pesticides and chemical fertilizers.

Thats all well and good but what if you hate the food that is good for your blood type?

Well, if the food is not my favourite, I will still consume it, but in lesser quantity. Sometimes, the like or dislike is just caused by emotional or psychological sentiments. For my case, I will convince myself that although the food is not my favourite food, but it's good for my health. So, taking a food that I don't like regularly, I start to like it over time. But fortunately, most of the food in the list are not the food that I hate. But unfortunately in the same time, some of my top favourite food like potato, are not in the list. In fact, potato is not recommended and should be avoided according to the research.

Have you got a webpage or link for this research? I would really like to look into it as it sounds really interesting. If I don't like something I can normally find a way to consume it, usually by mixing it with stuff I do like

Actually I read about this from a book recommended by mum. There are abundance of details inside, regarding the different diet that is suitable for different blood type.

However, I have searched the web and found several useful links. You can read about them.

http://www.runtheplanet.com/trainingracing/nutrition/bloodtype.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_type_diet
http://www.4yourtype.com/

By the way, thanks for giving me the BR.
Happy mylotting and have a nice day!