Have you tried to get your family to eat more whole foods? It can feel like you’re beating your head against a wall.

But the importance of conquering this cannot be overstated … your kids life-long health depends on it.

I know that sounded a little dramatic – but I am being totally serious.

If your kids don’t learn to enjoy whole foods now, it will be harder for them to develop a love for it later – but not impossible.

But that’s not what I’m most concerned about.

I’m more concerned about the fact that evidence has long suggested that malnourishment early in life (which can be caused by a poor diet) can lead to long term consequences in adult life, such as: obesity, intellectual ability, economic productivity, reproductive performance, metabolic and cardiovascular disease – as noted by Ellie S Souganidis.

So, instead of brushing off their processed and refined foods diet as something you’ll tackle later … how about we work towards making a change to it now?

In today’s video I’m giving you three simple steps to start your family on a whole foods diet. It’s worth watching! 

Click play on the video below, or if you’d rather read up on it just keep scrolling!

How to Start Your Family on a Whole Foods Diet!

1. Increase their fruits and veggies

This is the best starting point towards a whole foods diet. Work to fill them up on the good stuff so there’s less room for the junk, eh?

Just watch their fruit intake! Though fruit is a nutrient dense food, it is still a source of sugar. Fill them up on veggies and compliment their diet with fruits. 

2. Keep packaged foods to 5 ingredients or less

This is a big one!

Keep the ingredients to 5 or less and make sure you recognize the ingredients. This will help make sure that any packaged foods you do consume at least contain healthy and wholesome ingredients.

3. Eliminate processed and packaged foods

There’s no way around it, sorry (okay not really!).

It’s a big step, but it’s critical to their health and a whole foods diet. Eliminate the processed and packaged foods one step at a time until you have made the transition.

This is the hardest and most rewarding step.