Healthy habits arenât something I talk about a lot with my kids. Instead, theyâre just in place. Sure, we sometimes have conversations about making better snack choices, or why we should head out for a hike with our dog, Harry, but itâs not something I want to harp on. I would just rather it be a natural thing.
And so it is with our pantry and refrigerator items. I wonât lie. There are Oreos and packages of Nutella. But like everything else, all things in moderation. Our kitchen is largely stocked with fresh fruit (Nick loves frozen grapes as much as I do), the few vegetables they like (they both would eat roasted broccoli on the daily), and snack items that they can choose from on their own that are healthy (homemade granola bars, yogurt smoothies, carrots and ranch, and pretzels and hummus, for example). Because mostly, they canât eat junk (nor will they request it) if itâs not there. 
And itâs much of the same for me as well. I can eat the cleanest of clean diets when crap isnât in my kitchen. But bring home a bag of Combos and all bets are off. Which pretty much means, I try REALLY HARD not to buy Combos. We all have our temptations, and the easiest way for me (and the kids) to avoid temptation of any sort is to not have it in the house. But in the âall things in moderationâ vein, we have Oreos. I bake cookies on the regular. And life happens. …