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Crab Crawl. Sit on the floor with your feet flat on the floor. Lean back and place hands flat on the floor. Lift your bottom off the floor and put your weight on your hands and feet - like a crab.  Then crab crawl around your room from wall to wall.

When helping out in the kitchen, suggest adding some chopped vegetables and legumes to soups, stews, and casseroles.

Need a satisfyIng snack! Reach for crunchy vegetables like carrot sticks, broccoli florets, or red pepper strips.

Fish is an important food that offers many health benefits. For a healthy diet, it is recommended that you eat 2 servings of fish a week, such as shrimp, canned light tuna, salmon or catfish.

Choose your favorite shows and games and make a plan to only watch them – keeping it all to 1-2 hours a day.

Drink water before eating: If you drink a big glass of water before you sit down to eat, you'll feel fuller and won't be tempted to eat as much.

Dance...Dance. Put on your favorite song and dance to it from the start of the song until it ends.

Roast Away. Try roasting vegetables like cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, onions, carrots, tomatoes, or eggplant. Long exposure to high heat will cause the vegetables to caramelize, which both enhances their natural sweetness and reduces bitterness. That's sweet.

Turn that holiday music up and dance! Take a break from watching your favorite holiday TV shows and challenge your family and friends to do jumping jacks, sit-ups, and push-ups during commercial breaks!

Try and get at least 60 minutes of play time or exercise throughout each day and work up a sweat when doing it. Try dancing, swimming, mowing the lawn, or bicycling to start. You don't have to do all 60 minutes at once, feel free to break it up throughout your day.

Walk everywhere you can. All you need is a good pair of sneakers. Ask your friends to join for motivation and inspiration!

Getting healthy is about making some changes in your life. Remember to start slow and pick one change to work on at a time.

Stay active during TV time. Use commercial breaks as a time to do jumping jacks, push-ups, or crunches. If you love your TV, you'll have a six-pack in no time.

Eating veggies will keep you feeling fuller longer, because they are high in water content. And they only have 10-50 calories per serving.

A good question is: do you even like what you're watching? You can try activities you enjoy instead of watching shows you don't - get pick-up games going with friends outside or indoors if the weather is bad, or get your groove on to your favorite music.

Skip the sugar. Quench your thirst with water instead of soda, and grab a banana instead of a cookie – you’ll feel better.

Outside? Get creative! Get a group together to play any sport you like. Create an obstacle course or play Olympics with different made-up activities you can do in your neighborhood.

Instead of sitting in front of your television or computer all day, find fun ways to get moving.

Want low cal cranberry sauce that is full of antioxidants? Try making your own! Mash fresh cranberries with a splash of balsamic vinegar or apple juice.

Add flavor and nutrients to your chicken or turkey salad by adding some dried fruit and nuts.