Colleen and her family – husband Rob and two boys William (11) and Daniel (14) – gained so much more than healthy habits when they attended BeeZee Families in Hemel Hempstead last year.
As Slimming World members the family already ate a fairly healthy diet, but with an 11-year-old fussy eater and a teenager to cater for, Colleen decided to join their local BeeZee Families group to get some extra tips aimed specifically at family life.
The family-focussed sessions made learning about healthy eating engaging and fun for William and Daniel. “Our nutritionists Charlotte & coordinator Alex where great, they really built up a good rapport with the kids and got William to try fruits and vegetables that he would never have eaten before.” Colleen said. “Learning about portion sizes was also really useful”.
But while the family were already making healthy food choices for the most part, they were not very active, which resulted in them feeling unhealthy and sluggish. “Before we joined BeeZee Families we weren’t doing much activity. We didn’t know what to do that would suit the whole family, so most evenings, the boys would play video games in their rooms while Rob and I watched the TV.”
