This time of year is all about family, gratitude and plenty of eating. For many families, gathering around the dinner table is an exciting way to catch up with relatives and connect with friends. As much as we enjoy these seasonal celebrations, they can also lead to long weeks of busy schedules, too much time indoors and unhealthy eating.

However, the holiday season doesn’t have to be a completely unhealthy time of year for you and your family. By incorporating healthy habits into your family’s routine, you can keep everyone feeling the best even during the peak of the holiday season.

Don’t start out in 2018 feeling like you must jump start a new health plan to get back on track. These tips can help maintaining a healthy lifestyle all year long be an enjoyable experience for the whole family.

Put Exercise on the Schedule

One thing that probably gets neglected the most during the holidays is exercise. Between planning, traveling and celebrating, it’s hard to find the time to get moving. To help your family stay on track, make sure to schedule exercise into your holiday plans. Just like you would a dinner or meeting, set a time to do something active and commit to it.

During family visits, you can plan for fun group activities such as hiking or walking around the neighborhood. Whatever you decide to do, aim for 15-20 minutes a day.

Spice Up Your Health

Some superfoods can be quickly and easily added to your dinner plans. Turmeric powder, for example, is a spice that packs as much flavor as it does health benefits. Known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, turmeric can be added to vegetables, curries, roasts, rice dishes, soups and even smoothies!

Even if the earthy flavor of turmeric isn’t for you, you can still incorporate it into your holiday health plan with a quality health supplement. This is also a great option if you are simply looking to boost your overall health in addition to healthy eating. For the best results, try the Premium Parker Naturals Turmeric Capsules.

Serve Up the Breakfast of Champions

The best way to start the day is with a healthy breakfast! Smoothies are quick and very easy to customize to all your family members’ tastes. Most importantly, they are an excellent way to sneak in healthy superfoods into your children’s meals. Even if you don’t have vegetables that are easy to sneak in, you can still fill your breakfast smoothies with superfood powders. The Parker Naturals Berry Green Superfood contains vitamins, minerals and aminos from cruciferous vegetables that kids would normally avoid at all costs. The sweet flavor of the powder easily compliments many types of smoothies, such as the one below.

Try this healthy and tasty mixed berry smoothie below to give everyone in the family their daily servings of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants!

Mixed Berry Breakfast Smoothie

• 2 cups mixed frozen berries
• 1-2 cups raw spinach
• 1 cup unsweetened Greek yogurt
• 1 cup soy or almond milk
• 1 tablespoon raw honey
• 1-2 teaspoons Parker Naturals Berry Green Superfood 

Add ingredients to a blender then blend until smooth. This recipe yields to about four cups. 

Do the Coffee Swap

There’s nothing like a hot (and energizing!) drink on a cold morning. However, this holiday season it’s time to ditch your usual cup of brew for matcha. It’s a potent green tea that is packed full of the immune-boosting antioxidants parents need to survive the chaos of the holidays. As illness gets passed around your local markets, shopping malls and schools during the holidays, you’ll want to keep your busy body as protected as possible.

Need a pick-me-up but hate the jitters that come with coffee? Matcha tea can be made in only a few minutes and it packs the same energizing benefits of coffee, but without the jitters. Since it contains less caffeine than coffee but enough for sustained energy, matcha is known for its calming feelings of sustained alertness and focus. Next time you need your energy fix, drink a high-grade matcha like the Parker Naturals 100% Organic Matcha Powder. Make to serve up a mug for your partner, too! 

As you can see, the holidays can be healthy! With a little effort, your family will be feeling their best all winter long.

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