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*Introduce a fruit or vegetable in class, have the students do research on why that food is good for them. *Use a period to take students for a walk or engage in some form of exercise. *Use a period to tie your teaching subject to nutritous eating. *School staff have lunch with the students and let them see your healthy food choices. *Teachers and administrators be role models by leading an active lifestyle. Sweeping, mopping, mowing the lawn and dusting burn calories too! Encourage your kids everytime they tell you about making a healthy food choice. *Talk with your kids about what they eat outside of the home. Get in on the fun and take a jog or throw a ball with them! Get your kids walking the dog, or going to the playground.

MICHELLE OBAMA GET MOVING TV

*Limit tv and video game time to 1-2 hours a day. * The Food Pyramid is out and the healthy plate is in! Put a copy of the healthy plate on your refrigerator and together with your kids meet the challenge of preparing healthy meals everyday. This September, let’s focus on our kids, our families, our communities and our schools and some easy, creative strategies to promote health and get kids moving. If we commit some energy to this, we have a unique opportunity to turn the epidemic around. It is said that it takes a village to raise a kid, right? I would go a step further and say that everyone in the village has a role to play in raising healthy, active kids. So as they pick up pencils, binders, books and iPads, why shouldn’t they pick up some strategies to help them eat better and get some exercise? Just as we want their educational learning to last a lifetime it’s important that the lessons of healthy eating and active lifesytles last a lifetime too. September marks the beginning of the school year and the season that we have the opportunity to help our children “Fall” into learning. It’s no coincidence that September was chosen as the month to raise awareness for Childhood Obesity. Further research will tell you about the relationship of obesity to bullying, educational malaise and the burden on our health care system. Google “childhood obesity” to see the staggering number of children who are obese and the escalating toll it is taking on their health in terms of diabetes and hypertension.

The statistics on soaring obesity rates in the US over the last four decades are sobering. “Each of us can play a role in ensuring our children have the opportunity to live long, healthy lives, and by joining together in pursuit of that mission, I am confident we can build a brighter future for America’s youth.” Obviously inspired by Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative, the President says: President Obama, in a joint action with Congress, signed a proclamation naming September “National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month”. September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.

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