When your kids get the after school munchies, serve them these healthy alternatives to pre-packaged snacks:

-       Ants on a log

Spread cream-cheese on a celery stick then add raisins to make ants. A quick and easy kid’s favourite.

-       Tortillas

Being more active starts with just moving your body, and what better way is there to get motivated than through play? Here are 4 games that make exercise fun, and don't cost a penny.

1) Musical bumps

We all know that we should eat more fruits and vegetables, but managing the 8 servings per day (for women) or even 10 (for men) can seem like an impossible task. Here are some easy ways to up your intake:

1) Grab and go

In the Daniel episode of X-Weighted Families, we saw Dr Macklin explain to Daniel's family the connection between diet and ADD/ ADHD. In recent years, there has been a large body of research saying that the symptoms of ADD and ADHD can be lessened by changing what we are feeding our children and introducing more essential fatty acids in to their diets.

Dear Paul, I need some help with toning up my triceps, which are the best exercises for doing that? Thanks! 

Close grip push-ups are good, bench dips are good, overhead dumbbell extensions are good. All of those exercises will help you tone up your triceps.

Angelica (noenoe) was looking for a website that could help her motivate her 11 year old son, Roly, to get healthier and lose weight. XWeighted.com provided the tools she was looking for, and since signing up 14 weeks ago, Roly has lost an awesome 20½ pounds. 

Paul Plakas will be returning to Saint John, NB, where he will be hosting boot camps and giving talks in conjunction with the Saint John YMCA, Weight Watchers and the Canadian Mental Health Association.

These events will be happening on the 17^th and 18^th of July, and tickets are available for those who have been participating in the XWeighted.com National Challenge (and those that missed the original event but want to attend this one).

Here are 20 fitness tips and reminders from the one and only Paul Plakas...

1) When you indulge, go for the best. Wasting calories on sub-standard dessert just isn’t worth it. A better quality treat leaves you feeling more fully sated and less likely to overeat.