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Would you eat a food that could make you smarter? Though you
probably said yes, there's really no such thing. But here are three
ideas that really work to boost your brainpower.
Eat carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are found in
bread, cereal, rice, pasta, dry beans, fruits and veggies.
Your
body turns the carbohydrates in these foods into blood glucose (blood
sugar), which circulates around in your blood to deliver energy
all around your body-including your brain! Your brain can't store
any glucose to use later, so for a steady supply, it relies on you
to eat right.
Always eat breakfast. Breakfast powers up your
brain in the morning. It can help you pay attention in class and
maybe even do better on tests.
Don't skip meals. If you go too long without eating,
your body and brain will complain by making you feel tired and crabby.
To feel good, eat every four or five hours.
When there's a super-long
stretch between meals, a small nutritious snack can
fill in the
gap.
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School Stars is an exciting nutrition-education program
that will introduce elementary students to the fun and
simple ways they can eat healthy, nutritious foods at
every meal. Starring Lift-Off! Sodexho's School Stars
Champion, the program takes students on a journey to a
healthy lifestyle with awesome activity sheets and narratives
that rhyme! This CD contains all the information necessary
for you to begin implementing the Sodexho School Stars
program in your school today! Some fun examples:
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Performance Zone is a nutrition and lifestyle program designed
to provide ongoing health and nutrition information for
middle- and high-school students. The nutrition criteria
for lunch are based on USDA guidelines for middle- and high-
school students which states that lunch should provide one-third
of the RDA and meet the following:
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Middle
School |
High School
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Calories
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783
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846
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Protein (gm)
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15.20gm
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16.70gm
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Iron (mg)
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4.5mg |
4.5mg |
Calcium (mg)
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400mg |
400mg |
Vitamin A
(RE) |
300RE |
300RE |
Vitamin C
(mg) |
16.70mg
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19.18mg
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Total Fat
% |
30%
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30%
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Saturated
Fat % |
10%
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10%
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The Performance Zone meal is balanced, healthy,
energy-packed and limited in fat. Food items
in the servery, snack rack program and vending machine items
that meet the Performance Zone criteria can be identified
by PZ menu identifiers.
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S-ZONE (Sodexho Zeroing in On Nutrition Education)
includes teaching modules that are simple and easy-to-use.
The modules provide information specifically addressing
child nutrition issues as well as self-help information,
which can help employees become more informed consumers
when making choices that can have an impact on their overall
health and well being, and that of their families as well.
In keeping with Sodexho's Healthy Initiative Mission Statement
of being “committed to delivering effective programs
to help students, teachers and employees understand nutritional
concepts and make informed decisions that support a healthy
lifestyle,”
S-ZONE was designed to engage activity
and dialogue in relation to various child nutrition programs
and health topics for managers and cafeteria staff.
S-ZONE is a tool to enhance the child nutrition program
and help our children make educated lifestyle choices for
a healthier future.
Sample Modules
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Making Sense
of Health Claims
Examines common health and nutrition claims
allowed on food labels through identifying what a
nutrition claim is, categories of nutrition claims,
who regulates nutrition claims and most importantly
identifies what different labels means in order to
choose foods that will address individual health and
nutrition concerns.
What Is A Serving?
All foods are not created equal. Some foods
have a lot of calories in a small portion size while
other foods have a small amount of calories in a larger
portion size. Not knowing how much food one eats can
result in eating hundreds of extra calories that may
lead to unwanted weight gain. The module What
Is A Serving? explores the difference between
portion size and serving size by visualizing the appropriate
serving size by comparing it to objects you're familiar
with:
Understanding A Nutrition Facts Panel
Today we are so busy juggling family schedules,
activities and work that healthful eating can become
a balancing act. It takes skillful maneuvering to
get it right. The decisions we make regarding food
can be linked to diet and health. Understanding
A Nutrition Facts Panel takes a look in
detail at food labels to make it easier to understand
labels and to make quick, informed food choices that
contribute to a healthy lifestyle.
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