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10 Tips to healthy eating and physical activity for you 1. Start your day with breakfast. Breakfast fills your "empty tank" to get you going after a long night without food. And it can help you do better in school. Easy to prepare breakfasts include cold cereal with fruit and low-fat milk, whole-wheat toast with peanut butter, yogurt with fruit, whole-grain waffles or even last night's pizza! 2. Get Moving! It's easy to fit physical activities into your daily routine. Walk, bike or jog to see friends. Take a 10-minute activity break every hour while you read, do homework or watch TV. Climb stairs instead of taking an escalator or elevator. Try to do these things for a total of 30 minutes every day. 3. Snack smart. Snacks are a great way to refuel. Choose snacks from different food groups - a glass of low-fat milk and a few graham crackers, an apple or celery sticks with peanut butter and raisins, or some dry cereal. If you eat smart at other meals, cookies, chips and ...

Fast food is out; fast teen is in

Trey Olano of Marrero, La., experienced childhood with an eating regimen of fricasseed fish, pizza and other fast food. When he was 12, he weighed 205 pounds, considerably a lot for his age and tallness.

He needed to run speedier and be better at games, and he needed to feel better about himself. "I can't say I wasn't upbeat," Trey says. "I generally had companions. I wasn't one of those huge children who no one conversed with. Be that as it may, I got down on myself and looked in the mirror and said, 'I have to get more fit.' "

His family concurred. So his father, Marcum Olano, and his grandma, Julia Agoff, selected Trey in the Committed to Kids pediatric weight-administration program at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.

Trey went to week after week gatherings and figured out how to curtail fast food, eat littler bits, limit snacks and desserts and be more dynamic.

His whole family — father, stepmom, mother, grandma and granddad — upheld his endeavors and started to patch up the family's dietary patterns: get ready flame broiled meats, offering more products of the soil and keeping snacks out of the house.

"It was an aggregate duty on his part, so it must be an aggregate responsibility on our part," says Marcum, who additionally has two little girls ages 6 and year and a half.

They additionally quit going to fast-food eateries. "We couldn't go to Burger King and everyone arrange fast food and anticipate that him will eat a flame broiled chicken," Marcum says.

Trey lost more than 30 pounds in 10 months while growing 2 inches. Presently, at 5-foot-8, the 14-year-old measures 170 to 174 pounds.

This year, as an eighth-grader, Trey played football on the varsity group. Presently he's wrestling, and he'll play baseball in the spring. Marcum says the weight reduction helped his child's regard and certainty. "It likewise made him snappier, more grounded, more lively," says Marcum, who lost 13 pounds himself.

Trey eats a flame broiled chicken sandwich and a plate of mixed greens for lunch, and he regularly has barbecued meat and vegetables for supper. He gets a kick out of the chance to nibble on rice cakes. He says he doesn't miss fast food, in spite of the fact that he every so often has pizza.

He feels frustrated about different children who are too overwhelming. "I realize what they experiencing. I know their yearning, and I know how they feel about eating.

"I know what they look like on themselves. I know they need to show signs of improvement, however they don't have enough inspiration to do it. Also, in the event that they don't have their family behind them, they can't do it." 

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