Sara McGinnis
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Slim, trim and beautiful Jessica Alba swears she is not a workout fanatic. Opening up to Self magazine for their latest issue, the mother of Honor and Haven Warren talked about hitting the gym and the one rule she uses to keep her family eating well.
"I hate working out. It’s boring!" the 33-year-old actress confessed. "I really only did it when I had a job that was physically demanding. But from age 17 until I was 27, all I did were movies that were physically demanding—so all I did was work out all the time!"
On the topic of aging she went on to say, "I had this ‘Aaagh!’ I'm not in my 20s anymore! What does it all mean?’ kind of freak-out. [But] I feel much better at 33 than I did at 23, even than I did at 30."
"I have the same food philosophy for myself as I do for my kids," Jessica Alba, who is seen here in the produce section of a grocery store with daughter Haven this past weekend, went on to say. "We eat mostly lean protein and fresh fruit and vegetables, nothing processed or from a box, if we can.
"For me, when I don't eat a ton of carbs, I have more energy. But I'll for sure have a piece of chocolate. I will mow through a bowl of guacamole. If I'm not going to have dessert, I'll have a martini."
I'm 33 too, but am not quite as sure I feel better now that I did a decade ago. I'm closer to on the right track today than I was when I entered my thirties, but I've still got quite a bit of work to do.
On that note, I'm proud to say that my husband and I have essentially adopted the no-boxed-food philosophy Jessica Alba spoke of. The problem is our two boys aren't on board. They only get one item of that type of snack food (crackers, pretzels, fruit snacks, granola bars) in their lunches and then one other pick after school, but I don't see them giving those choices up without a fight.
If I had a do-over I'd try harder to treat those items as treats than something that is to be expected every day.
What does your family's eating habits look like? Anything you want to change?
Photos: REX USA/Beverly News LLC./Rex
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