Eating healthy does not have to be a chore. Try experiments, recipes, quizzes, outdoor, electronic and board games to raise awareness and increase knowledge about what to eat abundantly and which foods to limit. Gain insight as to how meat should be cooked on the barbecue, healthy after school snacks, and entertaining with healthful foods for family and friends.
Eat Right Like the Rockettes
With holidays fast approaching, it is likely difficult to find extra time for planning healthy meals each day. However, before writing off health, consider the crazy pace that the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes keep during this season, performing 32 shows each week while also focused on maintaining health. According to Nemours and KidsHealth.org, these ladies are considered the "hardest working women in show business." They high kick soda pop from their diets, but embrace plenty of water, protein and fruits and/or veggies with each meal. The Rockettes' head athletic trainer, Elaine Winslow-Redmond sees healthy food as "necessary fuel that will help them achieve peak performance."
For more on eating like a Rockette that includes recipes and games, visit the Kids Health website.
Energy Exists in Choice
Individuals will readily identify with a well balanced diet through "The eatwell plate," cleverly designed by the Food Standards Agency. This interactive exercise depicts examples of good choices for a healthy diet containing a variety of foods, as well as foods that are high in fats and sugars.
Food Standards Agency addresses all ages and stages of life, how to keep food safe, and even has a fun way to label fat, saturates, sugar and salt through "traffic light labels."
Step Into Nutrition
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services educates individuals on healthy eating through the following interactive games and printable activities:
• Fun Food Word Game: Learn the lingo for fun, healthy foods.
• My Pyramid Blastoff: Fuel up the MyPyramid rocket ship with intelligent food choices.
• NFL Play 60: Offers 2 or more players healthy eating play ideas like Red-Zone Challenge, Football Boogie, Team Tag, The Name Game and many more.
• Shrek Says Game: Good food is fuel for physical activities that Shrek and his friends have prepared.
• Taz's Munch -- N -- Crunch: Help Taz gobble up healthy food and steer clear of unhealthy snacks.
• Wild Things Fun: Wild Things game ideas for how to eat right and get moving.
Eating healthy is just as important as remaining active, so get up and move after awhile of interactive computer games.
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