| Kids are screaming for junk food and you are at your | | | | and it is clear that children are not getting the nutritional |
| wits' end. What do you give them ? Five portions of | | | | guidance and physical exercise that they desperately |
| fruit and veg a day ! You must be joking! Apart from | | | | need. What can you do then, as a parent to fill this gap |
| the idea of preparing all that and they wouldn't eat it | | | | ? Make time and educate yourself and your child on a |
| anyway, what do you do ? The answer is :- get your | | | | daily basis, Read labels and try as much as possible to |
| blender and give them a few smoothies. Why ? First | | | | sit down at the dinner table and enjoy a meal with |
| because they are dead easy, second the kids love | | | | your family while discussing the importance of eating a |
| them and most important of all, your kids are not likely | | | | balanced diet. There are special diets that your whole |
| to end up being obese! | | | | family should follow, and regimens of exercises as well. |
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| hyperlipidemia, hypertension, steatohepatitis, and | | | | following:- |
| psychosocial issues. And as if you did not know | | | | 1 banana - a ripe one is better. Cut it into chunks, |
| ,obesity is caused by excess body fat. The problem of | | | | ½ cup of frozen blueberries,a few ice cubes, |
| childhood obesity in children is not limited to the United | | | | 1 tablespoon sugar, |
| States. It is now a problem for traditionally poor | | | | 1 cup of buttermilk. |
| countries where recent prosperity has caused people | | | | Mix all the ingredients in a blender until smooth. |
| to eat more and exercise less. Look at Mexico where | | | | Remember that one fruit smoothie is equivalent to 2 or |
| the consumption of meat, fruits, vegetables, and milk is | | | | 3 servings of fruit so you are well on the way to |
| giving way to an increased intake of refined | | | | keeping yourself and your kids in shape! |
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| Combine this rise in obesity with the many cutbacks in | | | | kids? Easy smoothie recipes that won't have you |
| physical education and recess at American schools, | | | | tearing your hair out. |