Everybody needs to get at least 60 minutes of moderate physical activity three times a week in order to stay healthy. Studies have shown that children who are around others who enjoy being active are more likely to participate in physical activity.  Encouraging your family to be active together not only promotes a healthy lifestyle, but it is downright fun!

Making sure your family gets the exercise they need can be a tricky proposition, but it helps to set aside time specifically for being active together.  Physical activity adds up, so you don’t need to get all your exercise in at once.  That means that you can schedule more time on weekends if you find it more difficult to get active during the week.  Plan activities for the family where you can get in your activity, even though it may not feel like exercise.   (more…)

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The school year has already started, but it is never too late to start healthy, filling lunches.  The problem is that many pre-packaged foods are loaded with sugar, salt, and fat.  Even with First Lady Michelle Obama’s push for a healthy school lunch, cafeteria food leaves something to be desired.  We’ve got some lunch ideas that are both delicious and nutritious.

As with breakfast, dinner, and snacks, a nutritious lunch is all about balancing the different food groups.  You want to provide a good mix to keep your kids full and energetic throughout the day.  In the past, school cafeterias have been notorious for serving food that isn’t particularly nutritious.  Packing your own lunches is an easy way to circumvent less healthy options and encourage your children to eat a variety of different foods.  If packing a lunch just isn’t an option, Kids Health recommends going over the cafeteria menu with your children and exploring the available healthy options. (more…)

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Ah, the weekend. The two days that we all look forward to the most.  School and work schedules are put on the back burner and you’re able to look enjoy some quality family time.  My favorite memory of weekends is always breakfast. To this day, my favorite thing to do is wake up on Saturday, get everyone together and go out to breakfast.  Sometimes going out isn’t always in the cards, so that calls for a big family breakfast!

We decided to put together a list of weekend breakfast ideas to help you prepare your next family breakfast instead of going to the local pancake house.  The best part of these recipe ideas is that you can mix and match with your favorite staples, everyone can help out, and some can even be prepare the night before! (more…)

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It is your resident fitness junkie from Swap.com, Matt! This month we are focusing on staying active and eating healthy. Both of which are my favorite things and I have found over the years constantly change. Which is great because I got bored super easily….wait what was I supposed to write about? (more…)

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With our busy lives, we don’t always have time to spend an hour making dinner.  That’s why slow cookers are so wonderful.  You prepare everything in the morning or the night before and let it cook all day.  Then, when you come home, you have a delicious meal that is ready to eat!

Now, slow cooker meals might seem like a winter savior, since they’re perfect for soups and stews.  But there’s more to slow cookers than pot roast and sloppy joes.  We’d like to give you a few crock pot meal and side dish ideas that are perfect for weeknights all year round, but especially great during the summer. (more…)

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Here at Swap.com, we’re always looking for the newest way to challenge each other to keep our work day fun. Sometimes we give up sugar as an office and other times we see who has exercised each day, including the weekends.

This lead us to the latest challenge that officially has rules, the Swap.com 30 Day Health Challenge! (more…)

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