Figuring out how to eat healthfully on your own without your parents' guidance is one of the hardest lessons you must learn when you leave home for college.
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Someone taught me how to eat properly. Learning from others is important when it's not working for yourself.
As a parent, I know how difficult it can be to encourage your kids to eat well.
You can't be a parent and say, 'I need you to be more active and I need you to eat right,' when you're still choosing to have poor eating habits.
My parents always wanted me to know why eating healthfully was important to overall performance, probably to drown out my whining for junk food.
My mother gave me a real kick toward cooking, which was that if I wanted to eat, I'd better know how to do it myself.
My parents both worked full time. I remember a lot of simple meals. Everything I know about cooking is self-schooled.
I cannot stress a greater importance than to teach the young generation about the risks of unhealthy eating. A great way to pique their interest in nutrition is to involve them more in the cooking process. They not only will learn to cook for themselves, but also develop a lifetime of healthy habits.
I learned to cook because I want to know about the food and the ingredients going into my family's bodies.
When it comes to eating, you can sometimes help yourself more by helping yourself less.
If you just stay away from junk, and stick with what your mom taught you, you're eating pretty healthy.