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Las Colinas Medical Center
6750 N. MacArthur Blvd #100
Irving, Texas 75039
Professional Nutrition Therapists, Inc.
13490 TI Blvd, Suite 102
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| Kathryn Fink, MS, RD, LD |
Nutrition & Fitness Consultant
214-850-9573 |
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"There's always room for ice cream and chocolate!"
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Dietitian Advice
National Stress Awareness Month! |
April 2008 |
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Greetings!
 April showers brings May flowers... rainbows, thoughts of Spring cleaning, and children soon to be home for the summer. With that in mind here are some hints and suggestions to help transition us into Spring.
- April is a great time to start cleaning out cabinets and thinking about getting a healthier start for the summer. Some of you will soon have children home from school for the summer, so here are some fun activities in this newsletter for all to do that focus on balanced nutrition.
- Since last week was the Week of the Young Child, think about the children in your life in which you can make a positive impact in their nutrition education, while having fun along the way. Try the activities included. Kids love to cook and be involved, think about training someone to help you out! If you don't have a child, think about the child in all of us that wants to come out and play sometimes.
- This is National Stress Awareness Month, are you aware of what is stressing you out? Try taking small steps towards relieving that stress, such as convenience pre-packaged meals, organizing to relieve the clutter, take a night off and do nothing or have a gathering of long-time friends, or taking a walk. We have had some beautiful days to play outside.
Kathryn Fink, MS, RD, LD
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Family Health Tips
- Encourage children to help family shop and cook - Children who are involved in the process are more likely to try items.
- Have family meals at the dinner table - Studies show that those who eat as a family, the children are less likely to start inappropriate behaviors (smoking, alcohol, etc.).
- Do family fun hours - Go to park, take a walk, play tag/hide 'n' seek.
- Make healthy 'to go' choices when picking up fast food - Add milk/juice to meals and think about the colors in a rainbow when choosing foods.
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Children's Websites
Educational & Fun
Listed on the left side of this newsletter you will find several websites for children that you can bookmark on your computer for you and your child. If you know of a website that you recommend please share it with me. contact@dietitianadvice.com
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Noah's Rainbow Salad
Try this on a rainy day! Discuss the colors of a rainbow - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. Create a fruit salad matching fruit colors to the colors in a rainbow. Use this opportunity to count, measure and talk about tastes.
- 1 pint of blueberries
- 1 pint of strawberries (or apples, watermelon, cherries)
- 1 cup of purple grapes (or plums)
- 1 orange (or cantaloupe, peach)
- 1 banana (or pineapple)
- 1 honeydew (or green grapes, apple, kiwi)
- Cool whip (or vanilla yogurt for topping)
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Noah's Word Search
Find: Blueberry, Strawberry, Grape, Orange, Banana, Honeydew
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Easy Snack Ideas
Baby Carrots
Celery Sticks
Fruit
Yogurt
Pretzels
Cheese and crackers
Ants of a log (Celery Stalk, low fat peanut butter and raisins)
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Newsletter Ideas
Suggestions!
What would you like to see in our Newsletter? Please send your ideas/suggestions for future articles to Kathryn.
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