Eating and Cooking Right at Home and School

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Eating and Cooking Right at Home and School
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• If you have more food on your plate, you tend to
  eat more of it.
• Restaurant servings are much larger than normal
  servings.
• A normal serving of chicken or any type of meat
  is about the size of your fist.
• Check the serving size suggested on the product
  label.

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• Low fat foods packed with high-fiber like fruits
  and vegetables are better calories than those
  that are low fat and full of sugar or
  carbohydrates like cakes, pasta, crackers and
  bread.

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• Drinks can have a large amount of sugar causing
  your calorie intake to sneak upwards without you
  realizing it.
• The average soda pop has 150 calories.
• Read labels on any drink.

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• Eating a variety of healthy foods is a good
  thing.
• Eating from a variety of cookies and ice cream,
  may not be so good.

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• The more you exercise, the more calories you
  burn.
• You can either choose to eat the same amount and
  lose weight, or you can eat a little more on
  heavy exercise days and maintain your weight.
• Get an exercise buddy and choose different
  activities to stop boredom.

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• Dont snack on fatty or greasy foods like potato
  chips or french fries.
• Choose healthy options like popcorn (choose the
  lowfat kind) and add flavor with a spray-on
  butter instead of melted butter.

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• You didnt gain the weight overnight, dont
  expect to lose it overnight.
• One or two pounds a week is a healthy rate of
  weight loss.
• Dont lose weight just to look good, lose it to
  feel good!