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Health tips For Children...

1)Start the day with a healthy breakfast. It refuels your body and gives you energy for the day.

2)Let kids help plan one meal each week and eat together as often as possible.

3)Eat slowly. It takes 20 minutes for your brain to register that you are full.

4)Eat more vegetables and fresh fruits. Aim for a total of 2 cups of fruit and 2 1/2 cups of vegetables every day.

5)Eat more whole grains (e.g., oats, brown rice, rye, crackers, whole-wheat pasta). Try to eat at least 3 ounces of whole grains every day.

6)Drink plenty of fluids. Choose water, low-fat or nonfat milk and low calorie or diet beverages.
Serve a variety of foods.

How to be Active and Healthy....

1) Move more. Try to get between 30 and 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Several 10 to 15 minute sessions of moderate activity each day add up.

2) Include regular physical activity into your daily routine. Walk as a family before or after meals.
Limit TV, computer and video game time to a total of one to two hours per day. Encourage physical activity instead.

3) Balance energy calories with activity calories. The energy you get from foods and beverages should equal the calories you burn in activity every day.

4) Increase household activities (e.g., walking the dog, dusting, vacuuming, gardening). These activities are good ways to burn calories.

5) Include an activity like hiking or bike riding when you go on vacation.

6) Make playtime with your family more active by shooting hoops or walking to the park.

8 practical Tips of healthy eating.....

1) Base your meals on starchy carbohydrates

2) Eat lots of fruit and veg

3) Eat more fish – including a portion of oily fish

4) Cut down on saturated fat and sugar

5) Eat less salt – no more than 6g a day for adults

6) Get active and be a healthy weight

7) Don't get thirsty

8) Don't skip breakfast

STAY HEALTHY....