August 2011
In This Issue
Teens and Loud Music
Teens, Exercise, Sugary Drinks
Teens, Kids and Caffeine
Texting, Talking and Driving
Breakfast Choices at Starbucks
Kids' Snack - Chewda
Back to School Specials

 

To Our Friends and Family,
As our teenagers come home from their summer fun, we have to start our parenting all over again.  I found some interesting articles to help "cement" the issues with them. Hope it helps!!!
Robin

 

Teens and Loud Music 
Loud Music

Did you know that hearing loss in teenagers is about 30% higher now than in the 1980s and 1990s? It is more common among boys than girls, and greater in teens from poor families.CBSNews.com, 8/23/2101.  It is thought that teens are listening to music twice as long as previous generations and much louder.  "Teenagers underestimate how much noise they are exposed to", says Dr. Josef Shargorodsky of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. KISS vocalist, Paul Stanley, is crusading to make teens aware of the dangers of hearing loss from exposure to excessive noise.  He recommends that people wear ear plugs at concerts or clubs, cutting out some of the decibel level.  He also tells teenagers to turn down the music and he believes that the headphones are less problematic than the newer earbuds, although he agrees they aren't as cool. The earbuds deliver the music directly into the ear and once you've lost your hearing, you cannot get it back. 

"It's not uncool to protect your hearing. It's not uncool to protect your health" he says.  FoxNews.com, 5/4/2011. 

 
Teens,Exercise and Sugary Drinks
Kids Exercising

Only 15% of high school students get the one hour of daily aerobic exercise recommended, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, although 51% do muscle-strengthening at least three days a week, High school girls were far less likely than boys to meet the recommendation for either type of exercise (8% compared to 22% of boys). We are seeing approximately two-thirds of students drinking sugary beverages daily and one-third drinking them two or more times a day The combination of additional sugar (adding excess calories with no nutrition) and lack of exercise creates weight gain and obesity and increase of type 2 diabetes, says Nancy D. Brener, Ph.D., a researcher in the CDC's division of adolescent and school health. CNN.com, 6/17/2011. 

Teens, Kids and Caffeine

 In a new report, a large group of American doctors urge kids and teens to avoid energy drinks. "They never need [them], says Dr. Holly Benjamin of the American Academy of Pediatrics. "They contain caffeine and other stimulant substances that aren't nutritional." The concern is also that these energy drinks stress the body and that's concerning on a body that's growing. In addition, there are energy drinks that contain vitamins and herbals extracts with side effects that are not always understood. We do know that stimulants can disturb the heart's rhythm. Also, it may push kids over the edge who are on other medications, like that for ADHD. FoxNews.com 5/31/2011. The kind of drinks include Red bull, Spike Shooter and Redline, among others.

Texting, Talking and DrivinTexting While Driving: Teensg
A study released in September of 2010 found at least 16,000 deaths between 2001 and 2007 can be attributed to texting and talking while driving. In 2002, 1 million texts were sent every month and in 2008, 110 million. In 2008, 1 in 6 fatal vehicle collisons resulted from a driver being distracted while driving. Currently, 30 states ban texting while driving. A new law banning texting while driving for all drivers, and talking while driving for people 17 and younger, took effect September 2010 in Massachusetts. AolHealth.com, 9/27/2010
  
 Breakfast Choices at Starbucks
At times, my children, probably similar to many, stop at Starbucks on the way to school to pick up breakfast to take to school. I am always telling them to make healthy choices and when I saw this article I was thrilled.  Here are the best and worst choices, as researched by a customer:
Best:
(1) Egg-White, Spinach and Feta Wrap: 33 grams of carbs, 18 grams of protein. Problem: 900 mg of sodium, so lighten up on that the rest of the day.
(2) Reduced-Fat Turkey Bacon with Egg Whites on English Muffin:
A little high in calories (320), but only 7 grams of fat and 7 percent of day's cholesterol, 18 grams of protein and 30 percent of daily calcium. 
(3) Strawberry and Blueberry Yogurt Parfait:
High calorie count (300) but has real fruit and only 3.5 grms of fat, no cholesterol, lots of vitamin c and calcium.
(4) Starbucks Perfect Oatmeal:
Only 180 calories, 2.5 grams of fat and zero cholesterol, 25% dose of vitamin A and 50% of daily intake of iron.
Worst:
(1) Bacon, Gouda Cheese & Egg Frittata on Artisan Roll:
350 calories, 18 grams of fat, 170 mg cholesterol and 840 mg of sodium (and it has bacon - really bad for arteries).
(2) Ham, Parmesan Frittata and Cheddar on Artisan Roll:
350 calories and 62% of daily allowance of cholesterol.
(3) Veggie Artisan Breakfast Sandwich:
350 calories and 57% of day's cholesterol.
(4) Apple Bran Muffin:
(this is deceiving). 350 calories and 34 grams of sugar with no nutritional value, though it does offer 7 grams of fiber.
(5) Cheese Danish:
(the worst of the Worst). 420 calories, 25 grams of fat and 38% of daily allowance of cholesterol
Oh, and that unbelievably delicious-looking, tempting scone (cinnamon chip is my favorite). The orange-cranberry scone is 490 calories and 18 grams of fat!!!!
thatsfit.com, 7/6/2011
                            CHEWDA 
I haven't tried this yet but it sounds incredibly delicious.. It would be a fabulous kids' snack!!
 
2 cups corn cereal (i.e. Corn Flakes)
2 cups puffed rice cereal (i.e. Rice Krispies)
1/4 cup shelled, skinless peanuts
1/4 cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
2 TBL peanut oil
1 teas brown or black mustard seeds
8 to 10 fresh curry leaves, optional
1/2 green serrano chile, minced
1/4 teas tumeric
small handful plantain chips, optional
2 TBL golden raisins
Kosher salt
 
In a large wok or teflon pan over medium heat, toast the corn and puffed rice cereals, peanuts and pepitas until the cereals have crisped up, about 2 minutes. Remove from the pan.
Warm the oil in the same wok or pan over medium heat. Add the mustard seeds (stand back, they pop!), curry leaves, green chile and tumeric. Cook about 30 seconds. Turn the heat off.
Add the cereal mixture, plantain chips, if using and raisins. Season with salt. toss until well combined and pour into a big bowl.
Aarti Sequeira, Food Network.com
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