After attending a Parent Meeting at our community center given by a a registered dietitian I used to work with, I learned some very interesting facts...
1. According to Dr. Sears, "Over 70% of disease is preventable through good nutrition."
2. Today's recommendations are for us to eat 9-12 servings of fruits & vegetables each day. Less than 7% of children eat 2 servings of fruits & 3 servings of vegetables everyday.
3. By age 3, children have fatty deposits in their arteries
4. By age 12, 70% have developed the beginning stages of hardening of the arteries.
5. 1 in 4 children is obese.
6. Our children on average consume 5 lbs of sugar each month (what??????)
Yikes - I must admit that we do pretty well at our household.
1. According to Dr. Sears, "Over 70% of disease is preventable through good nutrition."
2. Today's recommendations are for us to eat 9-12 servings of fruits & vegetables each day. Less than 7% of children eat 2 servings of fruits & 3 servings of vegetables everyday.
3. By age 3, children have fatty deposits in their arteries
4. By age 12, 70% have developed the beginning stages of hardening of the arteries.
5. 1 in 4 children is obese.
6. Our children on average consume 5 lbs of sugar each month (what??????)
Yikes - I must admit that we do pretty well at our household.
However I'm interested in this book to give me more tips for incorporating more fruits & veggies into our diet. Does anyone have this book? What do you think?
