Healthy Foods for Kids BY Ty’Dashia and Miracle Ty’Dashia and Miracle

Food Pyramid  What do you like to eat?  Do you like to make healthy choices that give you energy?  Or, do you make poor choices because they taste good?

Statistics About Obesity BBBBetween 34 and 38 percent of Alabama children from ages 10 to 17 are in the overweight or obese category. 333340,000 Alabama children weigh too much and 172,000 are obese. OOOOverweight children have a 70% chance of becoming obese adults.

Healthy Sandwiches  Veggie Cream Cheese  Cucumbers  Wheat Bread

 Vegetables  Meat  Grains  Fruits  Dairy Tuna salad and a sliced tomato

Almond butter with slivered almonds and dried cranberries  Nuts  Grains  Fruit  Protein

Healthy Lunch  Vegetable  Protein  Fat

Unhealthy Choice  Processed Meat  White Bread

Unhealthy Choice  Carbohydrates  Salt  Fats from oil

Unhealthy Snack  White flour  Oil  Fat

Healthy Cereals  It is not easy to find healthy cereal.  Some has too much sugar.  Some has little nutrition.

Cheerios  Cheerios cereal is made with all or mostly whole grains.  No trans fat

Healthy Snack  Mixed fruits  Vitamin C

Healthy Snack  Place deli turkey, low-fat mozzarella, and lettuce on a whole wheat tortilla. Roll tightly, seal, and refrigerate. Cut into 1-inch slices.

Healthy Snack  Sweet Smoothie  Blend a banana with one cup nonfat milk and two tablespoons Ovaltine.  You can add variety by mixing in other fruits, yogurt, and peanut butter

Wherever you are at school, home, or work, eat HEALTHY! HEALTHY!

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