Welcome to the 18th Healthy & Fit Family Blog Carnival!  Thanks to Kate for allowing me to host this month.  Kate and I have enjoyed working together for b5 for over a year now. 

For those of you just visiting, I’ll hope you’ll lurk around the site some.  This site is basically about anything to make your life better and less stressful.  Now on to the carnival!

Friday nights are a lot more exciting and healthy at Kate’s house.  She tells us of her family’s new Friday night activities.  Perhaps, instead of renting movies with your family you could consider going bowling, swimming, or skating.

Getting enough fruits and vegetables is something I struggle with daily.  I’m also trying to teach my children good eating habits.  Most days that’s difficult too.  I’ve been thinking of some ways to increase our intake of nutritious fruits and vegetables.  Here are 50 Ways to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables.

That Childlike State and Love says some heartfelt things about the time we spend with children and how it helps everyone.  Matthew reminds us that there is so much we can learn from children.

Tracee at Blog Fabulous is talking about how the internet can inspire a huge weight loss.  She tells us about Nancy Maskin who was interviewed on Oprah for losing 530 pounds!

Tree Hugging Family has one of the most important resources for parents and children you will ever read about. This source will help to keep your family healthy.

The ramblings of a Fat Man are from a painful time when his daughter was at school.  He tells his story of going from a nearly 300 pound starch and sugar eating man to a struggling semi-vegetarian with the neverending urge to eat fried chicken and homemade mac and cheese.

Many times when vacationing, you might find it easy to binge on the all you eat buffets and lounge by the pool sipping tropical drinks.  What do you do about all those extra colories?  Susan Johnston gives us 3 Tips for Staying Fit During a Trip to Orlando.

Years ago, when children got home from school they would go outside to play until supper was ready.  Now children busy themselves with video games, television shows, cell phones, the internet, and more.  Helene Zemel encourages us to keep our families healthy by remaining active. 

Char at Raising a Healthy Family gives us 20 Healthy Fall Fruits & Vegetables.  Char also tells us how each fruit and vegetable on her list helps our bodies.  While we know that we should eat our daily allowance, I find it helpful to know how each one helps us.

Most restaurants have a least a few vegetarian options on their menu, but if you’re looking for a real meat-free night out, try this list by Christina Laun.  She give us the Top Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants in the World.

The next Healthy & Fit Family will be hosted on January 8, 2008.  This will be a special invitation only edition.  To be among the invited bloggers, you need only leave a comment on this post.