General Nutrition Summary

Here are some key pointers about general eating and fitness and overall health:

• Breakfast is the most important meal of the day -- it gives you energy for the rest of the day, gets you started and keeps you going until lunchtime
  
• Don't eat much fast food and junk food -- it is high fat and high in calories and has little nutritional value (it's not very good for you or your body)
  
• Try to drink at least eight glasses of water each day
  
• Eat whole grains instead of white flour
  
• Eat brown rice instead of white rice
  
• Eat/drink lots of calcium -- Low-fat and nonfat dairy products, green, leafy vegetables, tofu, broccoli, chickpeas, lentils, canned sardines and salmon are good sources of calcium (more information on calcium at Powerful Bones)

You can talk to your doctor and parents about any concerns or questions you have about your health, diet or weight.
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