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Diet & Nutrition
Ask the Dietitian - Staying healthy means practicing good nutrition, but it's hard to know what's good and bad for you and your kids. Some people say that some fat is good; others say it's all bad. Some say sugar is unhealthy; others say it's OK for you. What to do? You can ask a dietitian! Here you'll find information on many frequently asked questions about nutrition from an expert who knows what foods are good for you.
Body by Jake - Body by Jake Enterprises is a worldwide leader in products and programming to help everyone live a healthier lifestyle. The Body by Jake logo stands for better health, strength, and improved physical appearance.
Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention - Anorexia nervosa. Bulimia nervosa. We know the words, but do we know the warning signs? This site offers tips on how to help a friend you suspect has an eating disorder. It gives information and resources on self-esteem. One thing everyone can do is educate others about the seriousness of eating disorders. It is not "just a girl's problem." Find out more here.
FitDay - A food journal, calorie counter, exercise log, weight loss tracker, and nutrition facts book all rolled into one. There are also tools that provide analysis and graphical reporting based on your goals, activities and nutrition. This is a powerful tool for anyone interested in keeping track of their nutrition, weight loss, diet & fitness goals.
FitnessLink: All the News that's Fit - This is primarily a site to get adults off the couch and into an exercise program, but there's enough here for kids that we're listing it. There are features on warm-up exercises and stretching for kids as well as the Presidential Physical Fitness awards (for kids 6-17). Check out the nutrition tips and the youth sports advice. Then see if you can drag your computer over to the couch and get your parents interested in fitness!
Food and Fitness - This wonderful site is part of Kids Health, one of Net-mom's favorites. Sure, you'll find recipes here, but you'll also discover what vitamins and minerals do, how to eat to play your best at sports, and why water is the beverage of choice when it comes to quenching your thirst.
Healthy Choices for Kids Online - Produced by the growers of Washington state apples, this site offers stories, plays, and lesson plans about the food groups. You'll learn about choosing healthy snacks plus find lots of tips for healthy eating. There are also lesson plans and activities to promote good nutrition.
Nutrition Cafe - Try the Grab a Grape game to see how you'll do playing nutrition Jeopardy. Then try to pick a good breakfast, lunch, or dinner in the Have-a-Bite Cafe. This site is a joint project of the Pacific Science Center and the Washington State Dairy Council.
Nutrition on the Web - Written by teens for other teens, this site won an award in the ThinkQuest competition. The site is in Spanish, German, and English. It has two parts: the Informative section and the Interactive section. In the first part, you'll read some nutrition horror stories, find out what makes up a good diet, and explore some myths. For example, some kids believe that eating a vegetarian diet is always more healthy. The fact is that "vegetarian diets, which contain absolutely no animal products, are very low in vitamin B12 and, unless carefully planned, may be deficient in vitamin B6, riboflavin, calcium, iron, and zinc. Strict macrobiotic diets, which include everything except grains, are extremely hazardous. More moderate vegetarian diets that include milk and eggs and perhaps fish, and/or poultry, meet the nutritional needs of growing teenagers if carefully planned. This is why many adolescents that are vegetarians are also anemic." The interactive section of this resource asks you to input your weight, height, and age, and it will tell you how many calories you need to eat per day to maintain your weight. There's also a diet planner, a nutrition database, and more. Some things require an account (free!), but you don't have to give your real name.
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