Q & A Healthy Tip: Use the Portion Plate Guide
Breakfast is Served!
Eating breakfast at school will save you time in the morning and ensure you are getting a healthy meal. Menus vary from day to day and often include both hot and cold items. Check with your school for serving times and get in line for a great start to your day!
Q & A —SAY NO TO TRANS FAT.
Q: I keep reading about trans fat. What is it, and why isn’t it good for me?
A: Trans-fatty acids (know as trans fats, hydrogenated fats, or partially hydrogenated fats) are made by adding hydrogen to liquid vegetable oil. Eating trans fats clog arteries-like bacon grease clogs your kitchen sink-and can cause heart disease. These fats raise total cholesterol and also lower the “good cholesterol” that helps prevent heart problems. Food companies started using trans fats because they give products a longer shelf life. The good news is that some are eliminating them because of health risk. Look for packages marked “no trans fats,” or check the trans fat line on food labels-0% is best! Foods most likely to have trans fats include potato chips, crackers, cookies, microwave popcorn, donuts, margarine, and vegetable shortening.
TIPS FOR STAYING FIT IN THE FALL
1.Take advantage of the weather. Fall can be a treat for the senses: the crisp air, apple picking, pumpkin carving, a gorgeous canopy of fall foliage, and the crunch of leaves underfoot. These months are a great time to exercise outdoors and enjoy cooler temperatures. Walking, cycling, or hiking is great in cooler weather.
2. Think outside the box. Always wanted to learn to tap dance? Attempt to box? Master the jump rope? Ask any schoolchild: Fall is a great time to learn something new.
3. Be an active TV watcher. Many people get geared up for fall premieres of their favorite television shows.. If you’re going to sit down and watch hours of TV, get moving. Make a date with exercise and TV. While you watch, you can walk or run in place, do standing lunges, do triceps dips off the couch, or lift weights
4. Integrate exercise into your life. You already know the obvious suggestions: park farther away from your destination; take stairs instead of elevators; take a walk during your lunch break. See what others you can think of and share with your friends.
5. Rejuvenate yourself. Fall is the time to rejuvenate body, mind and spirit. Get a massage after your run. Learn to meditate. Take an art class. Treat yourself not just with exercise but other activities that promote wellness, so you can feel good physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
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