Healthy Foods
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BOX OF HEALTHY FUN!
A healthy lunchbox doesn’t have to be a boring lunchbox.
Don’t resign yourself to another year of mundane sandwich making, take
some tips from the experts and get creative with the school lunch box.
The kids are back at school and healthy eating is on the
curriculum. Dietitian Amie-Jane Palmer says that with a bit of planning,
it’s easy to give the kids variety and keep lunch healthy. ‘‘Eating
habits developed in childhood can last a lifetime, so it is important
for children to develop healthy eating behaviors early,’’ she says.
‘‘Children who eat well during the school day are also more likely to
concentrate and perform better.’’ Palmer lists fruit and vegetables as
the two “must have” lunch box items. Research suggests that eating more
fruit and veggies may be the single most important dietary change needed
to improve health and reduce the risk of disease. |
Back-To-School Wraps
2 large tortillas
2 lettuce leaves
4 walnut halves
¼chopped onion
1 chopped tomato
1 small cucumber, chopped
½ cup low-fat cottage cheese
Lay lettuce on tortilla and top with other ingredients.
Wrap one end of the tortilla enclosing the filling, then fold sides.
Keep cool until served. Serves 2. |
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 LEMON
WATER IS GREAT FOR THE BODY!
Lemons are full of
Vitamin C, which rejuvenates the skin from within and brings a glow to
the face. It aids the digestive system, flushes toxins out of the body,
makes eliminating waste products easier, helps prevent constipation and
diarrhea and aids in weight loss. It is Mother Nature’s antiseptic. It
enhances the immune system, giving the body more protection from
infections. It also acts as a blood purifier. Drink lemon water
daily to open the gateway to enjoying many health benefits! |
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A fresh orange has 27 times more fiber than a glass
of orange juice.
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Eat fruit before meals to reduce total calorie
intake.
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The B vitamins and carbohydrates in a banana provide
an energy boost; eat one before your workout!
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Oranges, strawberries and other fruits with vitamins
C, A and E help protect the body from free-radical damage.
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A diet high in fruit helps prevent Alzheimer's and
other deteriorating brain conditions.
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Eating 100 grams of an apple provides the same
amount of antioxidant activity as taking 1,500 milligrams of vitamin
C.
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Berry E7 Swedish Pancakes
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3 Eggs |
2 ¼ C. Flour |
~ Desiree, Age 14 |
| 4 C. Milk |
4 Tb. Sugar |
| 3 Tb. Melted Butter
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1 Scoop Berry E7 |
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*Beat ingredients together. Pour ½ cup of very
runny batter into frying pan. Cook over medium until batter
bubbles; flip and cook other side. Roll crepe and serve
with fresh fruits!
“My dad made French Toast for us, and it was
really good. He said he put Chocolate E7 powder in the batter.
So when I made Swedish Pancakes for my family I put the Berry E7
powder in some of the batter, just to try it and it was so good!
We LOVED it!” |
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“Never work before breakfast. If you have to work before
breakfast, then get your breakfast first!”
~Josh Billings
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“Happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast!”
~John Gunther
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WHY BREAKFAST?
If your last meal was at
9:00pm, you got to bed at 11:00pm and slept for 7 hours, then by lunch
time the next day your body would have gone about 15 hours without any
nutrition! Because your body has been adjusting to having no food, your
metabolism has slowed down. Since your body doesn’t know when it will
get food next it starts
storing calories (as
fat) to use later.
You go out to lunch and everything you shouldn’t eat looks great because
you’re starving!
Now go back to
the previous night and
set your alarm to go off
10 minutes earlier.
That one simple step can help you avoid a day of a slower metabolism and
a binge eating. When you wake up pour yourself a glass of orange juice,
have a bowl of cereal with a banana, or peanut butter toast, or
anything that will give you enough calories to provide energy during the
morning, and hold you over till your next meal. Not only will your body
be more efficient
using the fuel
you have taken in, but it will also help you make better choices to
avoid junk foods during the day. |
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Healthy Breakfast Benefits!
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Students who skip breakfast show more errors, have
slower recall and get lower math scores.
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Hungry students visit the school nurse more often,
they’re more likely to be tardy and absent, and are more likely to
repeat a grade.
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They experience more behavioral, emotional and
academic problems and hyperactivity.
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There is a high correlation between eating in the
morning and better test results because skipping breakfast
interferes with cognition and learning.
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