{"id":3573,"date":"2011-12-02T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2011-12-02T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/wordpress\/?p=3573"},"modified":"2013-08-07T21:23:57","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T21:23:57","slug":"fuel-up-to-play-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/e\/fuel-up-to-play-60\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel Up To Play 60"},"content":{"rendered":"

The childhood obesity rate continues to increase to epidemic proportions.\u00a0 Adult diseases are starting to show up in our children.\u00a0 I am preaching to the choir!\u00a0 We all are aware, and health care professionals are trying!\u00a0 The age old saying\u2014eat healthy, and exercise has been replaced by living in the fast-food lane and electronic everything\u2014including exercise.\u00a0 For many reasons, kids eat less than healthy foods and do not exercise.\u00a0 This has to change, and is not always possible to make the change at home. \u00a0This is where schools come in, and Fuel Up to Play 60.<\/p>\n

Fuel Up to Play 60 encourages youth to eat healthy and move more \u2014 and studies suggest that well-nourished, physically active kids can be better students.\u00a0 The Fuel Up to Play<\/a> 60 website\u00a0 contains information on why healthier students do better in school and feel better about themselves.\u00a0 Joining is easy, so is being a school adviser.\u00a0 Applying for their grants to help your school out is even easier.\u00a0\u00a0 You do not have to be a nutritionist to apply for grants or be an adviser.\u00a0 A gym teacher, principal or school nurse can join and apply.<\/p>\n

\"Fuel<\/a>

Caryn Kusleika, Larry Asante, Beth Bruck-Upton, Cindy Brison<\/p><\/div>\n

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St. Bernard Catholic School was recently awarded $4000 to increase activity at school and improve the nutritional aspects of school lunch.\u00a0 Larry Asante from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came to our school to present our check.\u00a0 He used to play for Nebraska.\u00a0 He is an incredible person!\u00a0 I am their adviser.\u00a0 It\u2019s not hard or time consuming.\u00a0 It\u2019s great fun, and means such a great deal to schools.<\/p>\n

My challenge to you, fine reader, is to consider joining up with a school to help them apply to be a Fuel Up to Play 60 school.\u00a0 It\u2019s a win-win situation.\u00a0 Maybe your school will get an NFL star to come out!\u00a0 Let me know if you’ve helped out a school\u2014if everyone interested took on one school\u2014the US population of children would be so much better off!<\/p>\n


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