Eating healthy when you have kids home 

One of my biggest struggles when I first started being a nanny was eating healthy when Chloe was home from school. She would always want to eat pizza rolls or her favorite chicken strips. Now yes these things are not horrible for you in moderation, but who can just eat a serving size of pizza rolls. So when she would be home it was just easier to eat what she was eating, so that when she was done so was I. But a few months after doing this I noticed I was gaining weight. At my previous job I was always on my feet and moving so I was constantly burning calories and never had time to eat. I tried to ignore the fact that I was gaining weight and still ate what Chloe was eating. Well then my favorite pair of jeans no longer fit me and that was the finally straw.

My boyfriend got me in the gym and started working out with me. He would show me how to do certain things like squats, dead lifts, bench presses, and one of my favorite things to do use the cables. But that wasn’t enough so I started trying to eat better. But it was difficult when Chloe was home because when she was done eating she wanted me there with her to play and I was still eating.

Then I started to learn that it was easier if I brought food from my house that I already had made. I would make Chloe’s food aka pizza rolls or chicken strips and heat my food at the same time. It was perfect her food would get done and mine would be done shortly after.  So some tips I have for the moms or dads out there with children that stay home from school on sick days or for whatever reason are:

• Prep Food- Cut up veggies and store them in zip lock bags so they are easy to pull out and eat.
• Cook Food at the Same Time- If you can cook your food and the child’s food at the same time, this way when theirs is done so is yours.
• Introduce New Foods to Child- Another thing that you can try, is to get them to eat what you are eating instead. You never know they may like it.

I know some of these maybe difficult when you have a kid begging for their lunch or a snack. But if you just be patient and make sure they understand you are getting them something to eat it will all work out in the end.

Staying on track even when Chloe wants Leo's Coney Island for Lunch!!