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Below are the 7 key messages for nutritious eating and physical activity behaviors:
Whole Grains
Make at least half your grains whole.
Eat at least 3 ounces of whole grain bread, cereal, pasta, rice and crackers every day.
Look for “whole” before the grain name on the ingredients list.
Vegetables
Eat more dark green veggies
Eat more orange veggies
Eat more dry beans and peas
Fruit
Eat a variety of fruit
Choose fresh, frozen, canned or dried fruit
Go easy on fruit juice
Milk
Go low-fat or fat-free
If you cannot or do not want to drink milk, choose lactose-free products or alternative calcium sources like soy milk
Oils
Limit solid fats like butter, stick margarine, shortening and lard
Meat and Beans
Choose low-fat or lean meat and poultry
Bake, broil and grill
Vary your choices and eat more fish, beans, peas, nuts and seeds
Physical Activity
Be physically active for at least 30 minutes a day, most days of the week
Children and teens should be active for 1 hour each day
Visit MyPlate today for many more great ideas to be healthy!
The Organ Wise Guys (Empowering Kids To Be Healthy And Smart From The Inside Out)
The OrganWise Guys is a Program that is being taught through the School Nutrition Department to inspire students in K-2nd Grades to take charge of their health by assuming personal responsibility for their choices. By bringing the body to life via lovable organ characters such as Hardy Heart, Calci M. Bone, and The Kidney Brothers Sid and Kid Kidney just to name a few; who all happen to live inside of Organ Andy and Organ Annie, kids learn what it really means to be smart from the inside out. This Program was successfully introduced in a couple of our Elementary Schools last year and we are looking forward to another interesting and fun filled adventure this school year.
Last Update: 2011-09-23 13:33:43