Sentences with phrase «kids eat more calories»

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When kids eat sugary stuff or drink fruit juices, they intakemuch more calories than they can burn which end up with increasing their weight in the long run.

Erik Olson, head of food programs at Pew Charitable Trusts» health group, said calorie limits remain intact but schools will «have much more flexibility about how they present meals that kids will want to eat,» calling it «a fairly modest readjustment.»

With many children getting 50 percent or more of their daily calories in school, making sure these foods are nutritious is critical, and studies show that kids who eat healthy do better in the classroom.

While you may think that your youngster is always asking for food as a way of getting attention, the truth is that some kids are simply more active than others and need to eat more calories every day.

While you were able to keep tabs on what your toddler ate, kids this age consume about 40 percent or more of their calories away from you, usually having snacks and lunch at school or on after - school playdates.

It became socially acceptable to eat more often, it became socially acceptable to eat on the run, it became socially acceptable to eat large portions of your daily calories in automobiles, it became socially acceptable for kids to drink soft drinks on their own and it became socially acceptable to have vending machines in schools.

Finally, I'll point out that knowing what to do (eating a more calorie dense WFPB diet for children) and getting people / kids to accept it are two different issues.