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ok so those who know me well know that i love my food… but i also like to balance the fact not only can i eat healthily (enough) when i’m chilling at home but also when i’m roaming the streets pulling tricks as i so often do… but thus far my experience in the ole united states of amercia (or hanging with ‘uncle sam’ as it is sometimes affectionately known) is that opting for a healthier option is sometimes more difficult than one might expect (see below)…
the world famous kentucky fired chicken double down… otherwise known as the chicken on chicken burger… image courtesy of kfc
so i’m pretty pleased to hear that in a land were the unhealthy seems to be the easiest option… finally the american beverage association is working with schools to… remove full-calorie soft drinks from schools (ninety five percent reduction in shipments of full-calorie soft drinks to schools)… cut calories available from beverages in schools (eighty eight percent decrease in total calories contained in all beverages shipped to schools)… and provide for a range of lower-calorie, nutritious, smaller-portion beverage options… promoting a shift to waters, portion-controlled sports drinks, diet drinks and one hundred percent juices (in line with the school beverage guidelines)… although to us in the merry old land of aus this might not seem like much, trust me every little bit helps…
this is important stuff… in my option a healthy world breeds a smarter world… if people feel healthy the emphasis can shift to promoting a healthy and sustainable environment… just a thought…which reminds me i really need to go for that run…
one of my good buddies is working closely with schools on such great initiatives as the walking school bus and making sure that kids learn early-on the value of nutrition and a healthy start to the day (how many of us regularly miss brekkie this days hey!?!)… and most importantly the value of stopping to smell the roses… cause walking is so so so great… awesome stuff so just giving credit where credit is due…
just thought i’d throw that out there… some words taken from the american beverage association… luv x
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