Need to transition kids from SAD to healthful...Help!

[gratefulmum]

I have two children, 7yo dd and 3 yo ds. I had great intentions for a fabulous diet for them but I have to be honest they have been on a full fledged SAD most of their lives. I'm no saint when it comes to how I feed them, but dh is worse! He'll come home from the store with Pop-tarts, Fruit Loops, white bread....and forget to serve veggies with dinner (the only time they even get them!) I should say that since I work full time and am a full time student, dh does almost all the cooking and shopping at this point.

That being said, I recently had the wonderful opportunity of being introduced to Kris Carr's Crazy Sexy Diet book. It has sparked a revolution in me and I have been changing my food life for a couple weeks now and feel great! I want to transition my whole family over to a more live food based diet and off of all the processed sugar filled  they eat now. I am realistic and am not even going to attempt to change how dh eats. I will lead by example where he is concerned. But what about the kids?

I need suggestions for the best way to wean the kiddos off of so much sugar and turn them onto veggies? Am I looking for the golden ticket of mothering here? Is it possible? Slow is fine, I know they'll need a transition and honestly I couldn't stand the power struggle if I tried to change them cold turkey. We'd probably all give up!

Any advice from mamma's who've made the switch with their kids? Or mamma's out there of kids who eat well?

TIA!!

[puffingirl]

Perhaps start adding in some good stuff, instead of worrying about taking anything out right now.  Add a veggie selection at lunch (cut veggie sticks are ideal--chop on Sunday, add all week), a couple of fruits in the day and a new, healthful side dish at dinner.  If major change is going to prompt mutiny, go slow.  Sub in brown rice for white once this week, make a new and healthy breakfast once, etc. 

[Sol_y_Paz]

There is a blog I love that will help you with this. I will PM you the link. 

It helps to prep snacks before hand, cut up veggies in the fridge ready to go, have fruits washed and ready out to eat at eye level.  

Have small packages of nuts.  Organic string cheeses available.  Leave out stuff that is easy and healthy and slowly start fading out bad foods.  I would think you need your DH on total board since he does all the shopping, cooking, and stuff like that for a full meaningful change though for the kids. 

[thankful85]

I'm trying to do this too...could you PM me the link to that blog too?

[leomom]

Originally Posted by Sol_y_Paz 

There is a blog I love that will help you with this. I will PM you the link. 

It helps to prep snacks before hand, cut up veggies in the fridge ready to go, have fruits washed and ready out to eat at eye level.  

Have small packages of nuts.  Organic string cheeses available.  Leave out stuff that is easy and healthy and slowly start fading out bad foods.  I would think you need your DH on total board since he does all the shopping, cooking, and stuff like that for a full meaningful change though for the kids. 

would love the link to this blog, if you don't mind sharing.  thanks.

[yummus]

Originally Posted by Sol_y_Paz 

There is a blog I love that will help you with this. I will PM you the link. 

It helps to prep snacks before hand, cut up veggies in the fridge ready to go, have fruits washed and ready out to eat at eye level.  

Have small packages of nuts.  Organic string cheeses available.  Leave out stuff that is easy and healthy and slowly start fading out bad foods.  I would think you need your DH on total board since he does all the shopping, cooking, and stuff like that for a full meaningful change though for the kids. 

Can I get that link too? 
 

[Sol_y_Paz]

I just now saw this.  PM's sent thankful58, leomom, and yummus.