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Parents . . . Get Straight A's for Healthy Breakfast
 Teachers have long recognized that children who do not eat breakfast are lackluster and less able to learn. This new pdf, Parents...Get Straight A's with a Healthy Breakfast, provides parents with real-life suggestions for serving a healthy breakfast and getting their children to school on time. Research has demonstrated that from our prenatal days through old age, nutrition plays a pivotal role in both an individual's intellectual as well as physical development. .
Personalized Fitness Planner Guides Youth to Get Active
According to a 2005 report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), one out of three U.S. adolescents are physically unfit. Unfit youth are at increased risk for multiple health consequences, including heart disease and diabetes.
 A new tool, Teen BEAT - Basic Exercise & Activity Tracker, is available for all teens. It sets up the user to develop a plan to maintain their current level of fitness or develop a personal plan for improvement if needed.
This easy-to-use, web-based tool provides teens personalized strategies to improve their fitness level. Youth learn:
- Why being physical activity is important
- Pracical suggestions for overcoming their barriers to being active
- Suggested activites to meet their physical activity requirements
The language in the tool is sensitive to the users readiness to change their lifestyle and encourages taking small steps that add up over time.
Put Your Beverage to the Test
When it comes to nutrition, how does your favorite beverage rate? This popular handout, Put Your Beverage to the Test, compares the nutritional composition of popular beverages such as sports drinks, colas, milk and juice. Beverage choices can play an important role in the overall quality in a child's diet. This handout is intended to offer guidance for parents when selecting beverages for their children.
Materials are free for customers in California and available for a low cost for our customers residing outside of California. If you reside outside California and would like to receive a copy of our free catalog, please email us at info(###)dairycouncilofca.org.
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