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Eating HealthyHealthy food choices are not always easy to make between finding time for work, school and friends but is essential for proper growth and development. Often times people fall into a trap of making several changes in their food choices only to fall back into their old ways. Making small changes in your eating habits now can make a big difference for your overall heath in the future.The current daily calorie intake recommendations are as follows:
Tips for Teens Eat a good breakfast You’ve probably heard it before but it’s true, breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Your body needs energy to get through the day. It’s easy to say you don’t have time, but there are several quick, easy options available. Check out the following link to find options that would work best for you.
Your body needs food throughout the day to stay energized, skipping meals slows down your body’s metabolism (the process of changing food into energy for your body). People also tend to overeat when they skip meals because they eat faster and more then they normally would. It’s best to plan three meals with snacks in between.
Just because something says “low fat” or “low carb” does not mean it is better for you. In fact, most people feel that they can eat more of something if it is a diet food and end up eating more calories or fat than they would have if they just ate the regular version of it. Eat what you want, but do it in moderation. It is not necessary to completely cut out “junk” food, everyone deservers a treat, but it is good to cut back on it. Watch what you are drinking Many teens will say the best tasting drinks are the ones with lots of sugar. Empty calories are calories that provide energy to your body but have no other vitamins or minerals. Pop calories are one example of “empty calories”. Although juice provides vitamins and minerals, they have a lot of sugar so make sure to limit juice intake to once a day if possible. As always, water is still the best choice, but next time you need something sweeter to drink, try a sugar free pop or add sugar-free powder mixes to your water. Click on this link to build your own food plan: http://www.mypyramid.gov/ For more snack ideas check out this site: Snack Ideas |
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