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Dad and daughter bond over cooking healthy meals together

exercising as a family on a trampoline

Mollie and her dad, Jonathan, joined Beezee Families and soon bonded over enjoying healthy meals together.

“I found the course FANTASTIC and enjoyed every week. 
Beezee has led to subtle changes in the way we behave as a family and it’s all for the better.”

Jonathan

Seven-year-old Mollie lives with her mum, baby brother and sister, and she spends every weekend with her dad. When Mollie’s mum heard about us, she thought it would be a great opportunity for Mollie to learn about healthy eating and try out lots of new activities. Mollie’s mum suggested that her dad Jonathan take her along. He jumped at the chance not only to start exercising and lose weight as a family – but also an excuse to spend an extra evening with Mollie every week! 

They did enjoy doing activities together at the weekend, and Jonathan would jump in the pool with Mollie after her Saturday morning swimming lesson. They also enjoyed playing in the park, but bad weather made it less frequent. 

When her parents told her that they had signed her up for our sessions, Mollie was excited at the prospect of spending some extra time with Dad. Jonathan was the one with cold feet. “Nobody wants to be told they are overweight or unhealthy, right? But Beezee has led to subtle changes in the way we behave as a family and it’s all for the better.” 

Before their first Beezee Families session, Mollie and Jonathan made a pact that they would try everything. From the activities, to the recipes, to new foods – both of them were all in! Mollie particularly enjoyed reminding her dad of this pact when his most-hated food – banana – was the weekly snack

“When it came to the mid-session snack one week, there was banana and Mollie’s face lit up! I haven’t eaten banana for over 30 years! I ate it but let’s just say I won’t be having another one anytime soon!” laughs Jonathan. 

Since attending our sessions, the dad and daughter duo have made some seriously healthy habits. They have discovered that they love cooking healthy meals together, and have tried all of our recipes, like vegetable arrabbiata. In fact, cooking has become part of their new Saturday ritual. 

They also now choose healthier snacks and are more mindful about their snacking habits too. Jonathan explains:   

“Snacking is slightly different now. I’d say it’s more like 80/20 in favour of healthy snacks. We now realise that we think we are hungry sometimes because we are bored. In the past if Mollie said she was hungry the immediate reaction would be to have a snack. But it’s surprising how often we don’t actually need that snack.”  

The pair have also been more active: going to the trampoline park a few times, walking into town instead of taking the car, or playing a quick game in the garden. “Even if it’s only 15 minutes in the garden, it all counts,” says Jonathan. 

The most valuable lesson Mollie and Jonathan said they learnt was that “quick doesn’t need to be unhealthy/less healthy. There’s plenty of easy healthy and quick options out there.” 

“I found the course FANTASTIC and enjoyed every week. The lessons we learned should be better known so that more people can begin exercising as a family.” 

December 17, 2024

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