This applies to adults too. When our bodies don’t get the proper nutrients it needs, it signals hunger. So we eat. And eat. And eat.

The easiest way to get off the crazy train is to start adding in healthier options or “crowding out” unhealthy choices. It’s not necessary to give up all your had habits at once. In fact, that dietary advice has been backfiring for years.

The reason the crowding out method is effective is it works on the physical sphere (our body gets the fuel it needs to operate efficiently) and the mental/emotional sphere (by not denying ourselves our comfort food). Eventually, our body begins to crave the healthier choices with more frequency.

If you have kids that are finicky eaters (or you’re one yourself), try slowly adding in healthy choices – like almond or peanut butter on a celery stick, apples sprinkled with cinnamon or dipped in almond butter, veggies with hummus or homemade pizza with vegetables on it.

Small steps create big change!