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What is my tween eating?

Written by Candy Arrington

Help tweens eat better this summer. School nurse Karen Scruggs suggests to:

1. Read labels and eliminate hydrogenated and trans fats. In Karen’s school district, nearly 25 per cent of the children entering grade three are overweight, which is indicative of what children are eating.
2. Avoid processed foods because they are often high in sugars and/or fats. Frozen dinners, for example, can contain several servings of food in a single tray with a fat count of more than 20 grams per serving.
3. Break on-the-go dependence on fast food by keeping whole-grain granola bars, raisins and other nutritious snacks in the car.
4. Keep healthy food available at home for snacks: low-fat dairy products, fruits, raw vegetables, whole-grain products or plain popcorn.

From Focus on Your Child’s Tween Ages, July 2008. Published by Focus on the Family*. © 2008 Focus on the Family. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. *U.S.A.

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