YOUR SCREEN … OR VISIT WJCL DOT COM SLASH VOTE. RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO CHECK IN WITH WJCL 22 NEWS’ AJ SISSON … AJ … YOU HAVE SOME IMPORTANT NUTRITION ADVICE FOR PARENTS. BACK TO SCHOOL IS AROUND THE CORNER … FOR MANY KIDS … IT’S ONE MORE WEEKEND OF FREEDOM. NOW IS AS GOOD A TIME AS ANY TO GET YOUR KIDS EATING RIGHT BEFORE THEIR FIRST DAY. – SCCPSS OFFERING FREE BREAKFAST TO ALL SCHOOLS, REDUCED LUNCHES (MUST APPLY) – YOU GET ALL OF YOUR NUTRIENTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AVOIDING SATURATED AND TRANS FATS IN JUNK FOOD, EATING MORE FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND WHOLE GRAINS – WHEN EATING YOUR GRAINS, TRY TO GET BREADS THAT ARE UNREFINED, WHITE BREADS ARE GOOD TO AVOID BUT ARE FINE IN A PINCH SCHOOLS HAVE THEIR LUNCHES PLANNED OUT ON THEIR WEBSITES … DOCTORS AT MEMORIAL HEALTH SUGGEST PLANNING YOUR MEALS. (KRISTEN KING, MANAGER AT CHIDREN’S HOSPITAL OF SAVANNAH) “YOU SHOULD HAVE A PLATE THAT CONSISTS OF HALF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, A QUARTER OF GRAIN, QUARTER OF PROTEIN, AND A DAIRY. SO YOU REALLY WANT KIDS TO CUSTOMIZE THE THINGS THAT THEY LIKE, BUT REALLY TO COIN THE TERM EAT A RAINBOW.” – TALK ABOUT SCREEN TIME AND EATING IS NOT BENEFICIAL TO GOOD HEALTH – EATING TOGETHER CAN BRING OUT YOUR HUNGER CUES IT’S IMPORTANT THAT KIDS LISTEN TO THEIR STOMACH … SO THEY DON’T OVEREAT.
Back to school nutrition tips for students as the first day of school approaches. What to eat and what to avoid
Tips from Memorial Health doctors and school nutritionists about what makes a healthy lunch or breakfast to keep kids fueled and going throughout the school day.
Updated: 8:59 AM EDT Jul 28, 2023
Back-to-school week is around the corner, and for many kids, it’s their last weekend of freedom. The first lesson they should learn is about nutrition and how to eat healthy.For more in-depth nutrition tips, visit My Plate. There’s information on portion sizes, good foods to eat, what foods to eat, and much more.The Savannah Chatham County Public School System is offering free breakfast to all students, available year-round, as part of an effort to make sure all kids eat.”It’s always an advantage if that barrier of money is taken away,” Rhonda Barlow, SCCPSS Nutrition Department Coordinator, said. “That state was concerned about the children being able to eat, so they made that decision.”However, there will need to be an effort at home to make sure all kids eat healthy, and doctors at Memorial Health Children’s Hospital emphasize the importance of this.”You should have a plate that consists of half fruits and vegetables, a quarter of grain, quarter of protein, and a dairy,” Kristen King, Manager of Child Life Services at Memorial Health, said. “You really want kids to customize the things that they like, but really to coin the term ‘eat a rainbow.'”The recommendation is that everyone should have three meals a day, with a snack. As for what to pack for school lunch, keep it as natural as possible.”We encourage the parents to pack the good groups,” Barlow said. “A protein, a fruit or vegetable, and then preferably water for the children to drink and try and keep it as unprocessed as possible, because that kind of clogs up the child’s system and they get kind of sluggish.” Again, visit the My Plate website for more in-depth information on nutrients that you and your student should be eating throughout the day.”Talking about hunger cues, like making sure that they recognize when they’re hungry, when they’re full,” King said. “It’s okay not to finish everything on their plate.”King also emphasized the importance of eating together and limiting screen time while eating. Watching YouTube or TikTok while eating can distract your brain from the hunger cues that tell you that you’re full and should not eat anymore, preventing overeating.As the school year approaches, parents should take a focus on nutrition and following the guidelines set by My Plate, and start teaching them young about eating healthy.
Back-to-school week is around the corner, and for many kids, it’s their last weekend of freedom. The first lesson they should learn is about nutrition and how to eat healthy.
For more in-depth nutrition tips, visit My Plate. There’s information on portion sizes, good foods to eat, what foods to eat, and much more.
The Savannah Chatham County Public School System is offering free breakfast to all students, available year-round, as part of an effort to make sure all kids eat.
“It’s always an advantage if that barrier of money is taken away,” Rhonda Barlow, SCCPSS Nutrition Department Coordinator, said. “That state was concerned about the children being able to eat, so they made that decision.”
However, there will need to be an effort at home to make sure all kids eat healthy, and doctors at Memorial Health Children’s Hospital emphasize the importance of this.
“You should have a plate that consists of half fruits and vegetables, a quarter of grain, quarter of protein, and a dairy,” Kristen King, Manager of Child Life Services at Memorial Health, said. “You really want kids to customize the things that they like, but really to coin the term ‘eat a rainbow.'”
The recommendation is that everyone should have three meals a day, with a snack. As for what to pack for school lunch, keep it as natural as possible.
“We encourage the parents to pack the good groups,” Barlow said. “A protein, a fruit or vegetable, and then preferably water for the children to drink and try and keep it as unprocessed as possible, because that kind of clogs up the child’s system and they get kind of sluggish.”
Again, visit the My Plate website for more in-depth information on nutrients that you and your student should be eating throughout the day.
“Talking about hunger cues, like making sure that they recognize when they’re hungry, when they’re full,” King said. “It’s okay not to finish everything on their plate.”
King also emphasized the importance of eating together and limiting screen time while eating. Watching YouTube or TikTok while eating can distract your brain from the hunger cues that tell you that you’re full and should not eat anymore, preventing overeating.
As the school year approaches, parents should take a focus on nutrition and following the guidelines set by My Plate, and start teaching them young about eating healthy.
