10 Ways Parents Can Sugar-Proof Their Children

Hidden sugar, even in supposedly healthy snacks, is a leading cause of the childhood obesity epidemic that is threatening our children’s health and their future.

Fortunately, there are lots of things parents can do to help their kids eat well and avoid becoming fat. It starts with Sugar-Proofing your child. Sugar-Proofing is as simple as following these 10 steps:

Spot the hidden SUGAR

Understand how to read labels

Get your children involved

Act immediately

Remove all the foods and drinks that metabolize into blood sugar

Prepare your family meals

Replace the foods that metabolize into sugar with foods that don’t

Organize a Sugar-Proof gang

Offer your help in teaching others what you’ve learned

Forget everything you’ve been taught