Overweight Children Face Challenges
As a child gets older, facing the trials of life is a challenge. With obesity on the rise in the United States, overweight children face even more challenges, with potentially deadly consequences. Excessive weight gain can significantly increase a child’s risk for acquiring diseases such as cancer, heart disease, high-blood pressure, stroke, arthritis, asthma, and diabetes. Albertsons has made a commitment to combat childhood obesity by helping kids in need, guiding them to a healthy future through school tours available to kids as well as nutritional advice from Albertsons Registered Dietitian Diane Peck who is available to shoppers at no cost by phone, email and in-store. Peck can be reached via email at diane.peck@albertsons.com or by phone at (817) 568-3912 or 1(888) SHOP-ALB to answer customer questions or to schedule a tour or lecture.
Healthy Kid’s Recipes
When cooking, kids should remember to:
- Ask an adult for help, especially if the recipe involves knives or the oven.
- Wash hands before handling different food items.
- Keep the counter clean and clear where food is going to be prepared – don’t put clothes or backpacks on the kitchen counter.
- Don’t let meat, milk, eggs or cooked foods stay out too long – keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold.
Vegetable Pizza
What you need:
1 prepared 12-inch pizza crust
Non-stick cooking spray
1 cup tomato sauce, low-sodium
3 cups chopped vegetables such as onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, broccoli, plum tomatoes, zucchini or carrots
8 ounces low fat mozzarella cheese, shredded
Oregano, fresh or dried (optional)
Parmesan cheese (optional)
What you do:
1. With the help of an adult, preheat the oven to 450º F.
2. Place the pizza crust on a pizza pan or cookie sheet sprayed with the non-stick cooking spray.
3. Spoon the tomato sauce onto the crust. Arrange the vegetables over the sauce. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over vegetables. If you want, sprinkle with oregano and/or Parmesan cheese.
4. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes. Cool slightly before eating.
Makes 6 slices.
Recipe from the Texas Department of Agriculture: www.squaremeals.org
Crunchy Chocolate Snack Mix
What you need:
2 cups shredded wheat bite size
cereal
2 cups popped low fat microwave popcorn
1 cup raisins
3 tablespoons milk chocolate chips
What you do:
1. Toss cereal and popcorn in a large bowl. Place raisins in a small bowl.
2. Melt chocolate as directed on package; stir. Pour over raisins; mix lightly. Add to cereal mixture; toss lightly.
3. Spread into single layer on large piece of wax paper. Cool completely.
Servings: 4 (1 1/4 cup)
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Updated 03-30-2005
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