VOGVPOGOGO SO DOSOSQDGOSGOOS FDMOMOADADADADADADRDRORDO”’ HEART HEALTHY COOKING Bck To School The Hert Helthy W (NAPS)—Nutritionists sy it cn be esy for school-ged kids to lern helthy eting hbits—ll it mytkeis little “home work.” Studies hve shown tht helthy eting hbits estblished erly in life tend to remin with people well into their dult yers. To help kids enjoy hert-helthy diets, the Americn Hert Assocition recommends prents led by exmple nd pck children’s lunch boxes with nutritious low ft, low cholesterol foods like: * low or non-ft diry products, such s skim milk nd low ft string cheese; * sndwiches mde from whole grin breds, len metsorfish; * limit high ft condiments, try low ft substitutes such s mustrd insted of myonnise; * pck fresh fruits nd vegetbles such s crrots or celery sticks, pples nd ornges; nd * bked pretzels nd low-ft yogurt cn be tsty tret. To help prents choose herthelthy foods for their children nd themselves, the Americn Hert Assocition estblished its Food Certifiction Progrm. The progrm uses red hert with white check mrk to indicte foods tht meet the Americn Hert Assocition’s stndrds. Foods nd beverges with the hert-check mrk on their lbels re low in ft nd cholesterol nd cn be prt of hert-helthy diet for helthy people over ge two. Foods with the hert check mrk re: * low ft (less thn or equl to lifelong hbit in kids. three grmsper serving); * low in sturted ft (less thn or equl to one grm per serving); * low cholesterol (less thn or equl to 20 milligrmsper serving); * hve sodium vlue of less thn or equl to 480 milligrms for individul foods; nd * contin t lest 10 percent of the dily vlue of one or more of these nutrients: protein, vitmin A, vitmin C, clcium, iron or dietry fiber. Mets must meet the USDA’s stndrd for extr len. For more informtion on diet nd nutrition, visit www.mericn hert.org or cll the Americn Hert Assocition t (800) 2428721 (AHA-USAI1) nd sk for free copy of the Shop Smrt With Hert brochure. For complete list of certified products, visit www.mericn hert.org/foodcertifiction.
