Weekends are like kryptonite to a strong and healthy diet plan. We go hard all week, and then everything falls apart come Saturday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And it doesn\u2019t even seem to matter whether we\u2019re busy or not. Spend the day lounging on the couch and you can almost hear the ice cream calling your name from the freezer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spend the day running errands and watching kids sports practices and you\u2019ll undoubtedly succumb to unhealthy foods and snacks like corndogs and potato chips. It\u2019s almost like you can\u2019t win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But there\u2019s some good news. There are some simple tricks to help reduce the unhealthy foods your family consumes on the weekend. And you don\u2019t have to be perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are six things you can do to eat healthier on the weekends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the biggest reasons why diets fail on the weekends is that we don\u2019t plan for those days. With limited time to have lunch at work, we know we have to plan our meals for the weekdays. But on the weekend, things are much looser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even if you\u2019re going to be relaxing all weekend, you\u2019ll fare much better if you know what you\u2019re going to eat ahead of time. We never make the best decisions when we\u2019re hungry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you\u2019re committed to eating cleaner and getting rid of unhealthy snacks, take the plunge and get rid of all the snacks in your pantry. You can keep some of the healthier ones<\/a> like seaweed snacks, trail mix and pita chips. But you\u2019re going to want to toss any junk food that\u2019s going to tempt you to stray from your healthy eating plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re looking for something to do on the weekend that won\u2019t derail your healthy eating plan, consider a family trip to the farmer\u2019s market<\/a>. You\u2019re still going to find some sugary foods, but most options will be healthier than you\u2019ll find at the grocery store. And you\u2019re more likely to go home with fresh fruits and vegetables too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Intermittent fasting (IF) is a great way for the adults in the family to curb late-night snacking, which is often one of the biggest problems in any healthy eating plan. It\u2019s easy to tell the kids they can\u2019t have snacks, but it\u2019s much more difficult to practice restraint yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n IF is also helpful for reducing alcohol cravings <\/a>in those problematic evening hours. And we all know alcohol can lead to over-consumption of unhealthy food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Intermittent fasting involves fasting for a set period of time (anywhere between 12 and 20 hours) on most days. If you choose a 16 hour fast, for example, you can stop eating at a 6:00 dinner and fast until breakfast the next day at 10 am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n3. Shop at farmer\u2019s markets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
4. Try intermittent fasting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n