NUTRITION

Important nutritional and weight loss information from your pediatrician Dr. Hanna Lesicka

To stay healthy and not gain too much weight you need to:

• Stop drinking soda, soft drinks, iced tea and all fruit juices.
• Drink only low fat milk and water.
• Avoid all foods with High Fructose Corn Syrup as an ingredient (It causes you to feel hungry all the time).
• Eat a lot of vegetables, fruits, and nuts instead of bread, rice, pasta, and pizza.
• Eat meat (beef, pork, chicken) and dairy products – it gives you protein necessary for growth.
• Avoid salty foods like chips, French fries.
• Eat 5 smaller meals per day to avoid being too hungry or too full. Remember to eat breakfast.
• Exercise intensively for 20 minutes at least three times a week.

Reducing saturated fat decreases the risk of heart disease. To read more please go on: https://www.healthychildren.org/english/healthy-living/nutrition/pages/default.aspx