The Leaf | Healthy Weight Loss Blog

Cooking up delicious, nourishing meals for your family is one of the best ways to keep everybody at home healthy and happy. It’s surprisingly easy to make dishes that every member of the family will enjoy while you stay on track to your weight loss goal. To inspire you, we’ve gathered 20 of our favorite family-friendly recipes approved by Nutrisystem expert dietitians. They’re made with ingredients you can find in any grocery store and they don’t require hours in the kitchen to prepare. Some of them are sure to become new favorites for your family. 8 Healthy Living Tips for the Whole Family Read More Here are 20 healthy recipes the whole family will enjoy: 1. Cauliflower Breakfast Hash Skillet > Calories per Serving: 164 On Nutrisystem, Count As: 1 PowerFuel, 2 Extras and 1 Vegetable A warm and hearty breakfast is the perfect start to a busy day. However, it can be hard to find the time in the morning to cook for your family. When you are all home, you can treat ever

Temptation is everywhere—and always there. Fight it—and win—at some of the toughest times of day with these one-minute ways to beat cravings that can derail your progress. 7 a.m.: CHUG A BIG GLASS OF COLD WATER Start your day with a big, cold glass of water and you’ll burn more calories all day. In a German study, researchers found that downing 6 cups (48 ounces) of cold water increased resting calorie burn by up to 50 calories per day. And that’s not all—researchers at the University of Utah found that dehydrated adults burned up to 2 percent fewer calories. And if that’s not enough, in a study at Virginia Tech, subjects who drank two 8-ounce glasses of water before meals lost 36 percent more weight over 12 weeks than non-drinkers. So chug a big one before breakfast and start the day burning. 10 a.m.: FILL UP ON PROTEIN A morning dose of protein—like from peanut butter, eggs or Greek yogurt—can help prevent sugar cravings later in the day. In a study from the University of Missou

When you’re on a diet, you may find yourself preparing food for yourself while the rest of your family enjoys a different meal. Creating separate meals and snacks can be a difficult undertaking. It can make staying on plan harder than it has to be. We’re here to help! We’ve come up with eight healthy living tips for your family that are sure to make things easier on you. These simple ideas and recipes will help you stay on track with your Nutrisystem plan while keeping your family happy and healthy. How To Get Your Family to Support Your New Lifestyle Read More Here are eight healthy living tips the whole family will love: 1. Plan Together Every week, make a meal plan with input from the whole family. Everyone around the table will be happier when it’s time to eat. Having a plan also reduces the chances that you’ll have to pick up unhealthy food at the last minute. Use the Nutrisystem Grocery Guide to help you put together a shopping list so the ingredients are good for yo