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Healthy eating

How to make small kids get used to healty eating?

The issue of healthy eating and dieting becoming more and more burning nowadays, in the era when hectic lifestyle makes people eat fast- and unhealthy food, hence, gaining weight, then getting obesity and diabetes. That’s why it’s very important to encourage children from the early age to eat healthy and educate them about the consequences of unhealthy consumption.

Explore kids healthy eating sites

You are to visit these sites about healthy food for kids and answer the questions below

 http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/01223/

What kind of bad food can you name? What are the most dangerous components does it have?

What else (except  diet) is important to stay  healthy and fit?

http://www.dole.com/#/superkids/

What is a healthy snack? Explain the reason of having one

Can you name some good snack recipes which will work for kids?  Explain why.

Explore the site of school nutrition education and answer the following questions:

http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/

Visit the link about Nutrition Education, tell us what is the most vital meal and why?

Following link will help you:

http://school.fueluptoplay60.com/tools/nutrition-education/view.php?id=23945636

How to prevent adolescence obesity?

After reading about the US’s schools nutrition studies try to evaluate them and choose the most appropriate for Russia.

Summarize

After answering the questions about kids healthy eating  and school nutrition try to conclude the information you’ve got and answer if you would use this knowledge in your work. Why? Why not?

Treasure Hunt project

Veggie life. Two ends of a stick.

Introduction.

The earliest records of (lacto) vegetarianism come from ancient India and ancient Greece in the 5th century BCE.In the Asian instance the diet was closely connected with the idea of nonviolencetowards animals (called ahimsa in India) and was promoted by religious groups and philosophers. Among the Hellenes, Egyptians and others, it had medical or Ritual purification purposes.Indian emperor Ashoka asserted protection to fauna:“"Twenty-six years after my coronation various animals were declared to be protected – parrots, mainas, aruna, ruddy geese, wild ducks, nandimukhas, gelatas, bats, queen ants, terrapins, boneless fish, vedareyaka, gangapuputaka, sankiya fish, tortoises, porcupines, squirrels, deer, bulls, okapinda, wild asses, wild pigeons, domestic pigeons and all four-footed creatures that are neither useful nor edible. Those nanny goats, ewes and sows which are with young or giving milk to their young are protected, and so are young ones less than six months old. Cocks are not to be caponized, husks hiding living beings are not to be burnt and forests are not to be burnt either without reason or to kill creatures. One animal is not to be fed to another." —Edicts of Ashoka, Fifth Pillar.

• How do people become vegetarians?

• What steps can help you to become a veggie?

• What is the difference between vegetarianism and veganism?

• What are the pros and cons for this way of life?

• Is this way of life suitable for teenagers?

Internet resources

http://www.youngveggie.org/whygoveggie

http://www.youngveggie.org/goingveggie/simplesteps

http://www.youngveggie.org/whatisavegetarian

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_pros_and_cons_of_being_a_vegetarian

http://kidsgoals.com/health-and-wellnes-for-children/raising-a-vegetarian-teenager/

Big question.

After reading related articles and answering the questions,  please make your own conclusion about vegetarian way of life: is it suitable for you in every day life? How do you think when is the best age to start your veggie life? Would you prefer to raise your child as a veggie? Why? Why not?