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Achieving a Healthy Weight
The Hot Topic for June focuses on achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.
Summer months are here and most of us are spending more time outdoors. It is a great time to increase physical activity and eat healthy.
Looking for a way to ease your family into a walking program? You may want to check out the tips in "Get Walking: How to stick with a plan."
For great information on strength training and building strong bones check out: "Bone Builders".
Learn about new ways to have fun with children while learning about the importance of eating fruits and vegetables with the new Give Me 5 Card Game. Fitness and Fun Bingo game cards can also offer hours of family fun. (available in Spanish and English)
Confused about carbs? The new interactive Carb-O-Meter can help you see if you are getting enough carbs in your diet.
Did you know that schools participating in USDA schools meals program must set now goals for nutrition education, physical activity and other school-based activities designed to promote student wellness? You can find out more by going to the Healthy Schools website.
Read success stories of how 32 schools and school districts have improved the nutritional quality of foods and beverages offered and sold on school campuses, outside the school meals programs in Making it Happen! School Nutrition Success Stories
Educators might want to check out the following:
"A New You:
Health for Every Body." This ten session curriculum includes interesting
titles such as Mind Over Media, Make Peace with Your Food, Motivators to Move
and Fitness for Everybody.
For Other Hot Topics, check here.
