We all know the different benefits of the paleo diet, along with extreme increase in the amounts of energy that we experience, also the boundless health increases. Okay we don't need to go on with the whole list of different benefits that a person who goes on this diet will experience.
The problem is however not convincing you to go on the diet its convincing your children and showing them the benefits that the diet will give them. This however is not as easy as it sounds, we as adults can understand the health benefits but as children its harder for them to understand any of those concepts, especially if they are used to a diet filled with sugary treats.
One advantage is that once you start consuming foods on the diet and start to experience the benefits of it, people in your family will start to notice and will be intrigued. This is often a good way to get the whole family to get on board the paleo train. Often leading by example can result in others trying and often enjoying the results they see in their own lives, and perhaps stay on board their whole lives.
I know how hard it is to change diets and your way of life, because I came from a family that was used to eating a diet full of oily, greasy foods. It took a lot, and I mean a lot of energy to pull away from that way of life and venture out on my own path and start making meals that were more natural and incline with our hunter gatherer ancestors.
I was used to a lot of oily quick easy to make meals at home, and often the family would bring home meals that were from fast food. We all know how dangerous these meals can be to our health. So I know that its can be very hard often impossible for some people to change their diet.
Now I don't think that you should be forcing your children to change their diets, especially if they are used to consuming foods that are full of bad ingredients or sugary. But instead from a young age implement a healthy way of life and explain to children how they can benefit and how good they feel when eating the right foods. This will naturally help the child to learn and motivate them to make better diet choices when consuming different foods.
Using forceful tactics such as banning your child from eating non paleo diet when outside of the house may result in the child rebelling against you and therefore be more inclined to choosing foods that are not good for them.
These are just some suggestions as to what you can do to slowly but surely implement a diet that both you and your children can enjoy. Perhaps if you would like to try different recipes then check http://www.mypaleocookbook.com for some the whole family could enjoy.
