Sugar is everywhere. Children get so much sugar in their diets even when parents are trying to provide healthy foods for their little ones. It is impossible to avoid sugar, but it can definitely be moderated.

Here are three simple tips to help reduce some sugar in your family’s diet.

1. Juice:  Pour only half a cup of juice. Fill the rest with water. This cuts out half the amount of sugar.

2. Yogurt: Dilute flavored yogurt with a few spoonfuls of plain, unsweetened yogurt. This reduces sugar, and your kids won’t notice.

3. Cereal: Pour half a bowl of that sugar filled cereal that your child loves like fruit loops. Then fill half with plain cheerios.

Not only will reducing sugar save your children’s teeth, but it will also help them (and you) enjoy a healthy lifestyle. When you reduce sugar intake, then there is a higher chance your child will fill those calories with nutrient rich foods. (Think more vitamins and minerals.) It also makes a happier heart so less chance of heart disease and stroke.

What about you? Do you have any “sneaky” ways you reduce sugar at your house?