IVL Products Health Watch - Send Your Child Back To School With A Fun, Nutritious Lunch
The Official IVL Products Health Blog

In This Issue...

 Send Your Child Back To School With A Fun, Nutritious Lunch
 If you want to increase blood flow from head to toe and everything in between...
 Work with your body, rather than against it!

Dear Reader, 

Summer is winding down and it’s time to focus on getting your child ready to be successful during the coming school year.In order for children to perform at optimal levels at school, it is crucial that they eat healthy lunches that are brimming with the right nutrients.

If your child is among the 26 million children each school day that eat the “nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches” provided by the National School Lunch Program, you may think that they are eating healthy. But did you know that the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and the Healthy School Lunch Campaign say that the “menus served in school lunch programs are too rich in saturated fat and cholesterol and too low in fiber- and nutrient-rich fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes?”

The lunches served by schools have come under close scrutiny by nutritional experts due to the “empty” calories they may contain. Consequently, many parents are opting to pack lunches for their children. When you pack the lunch yourself, you can rest assured that your children are getting the nutrition they need. Starting your kids off right by packing school lunches with healthy foods that taste good will help them establish healthy eating habits for life.

Your child’s lunch box should include a good source of protein, calcium, grains and a fruit or vegetable. But even the best-planned lunch is useless if your child doesn’t eat it. The best way to make sure your children will eat the healthy lunches you pack is to involve them in the process. Sit down with your children and make a list of things they like to eat. Letting children choose their food and participate in the preparation of their lunch may improve their intake, especially for ‘picky’ eaters.

Bear in mind that children like their food in small portions. Grapes, blueberries, sliced strawberries, chopped melon, nuts, raisins and baby carrots are all excellent additions to any lunch. If your child prefers sandwiches for lunch, choose whole grain bread, wraps, or pitas. Each sandwich should have a healthy protein source and healthy toppings. Egg salad, tuna, peanut butter and sliced turkey are all good ingredients for healthy sandwiches.

Children are more likely to eat their lunches if there is an element of fun involved. Use cookie cutters to form sandwiches into animal shapes or decorate apples with happy faces made of raisins. Feed your child’s body and soul by including a note from you telling them how proud you are of them. Use stickers and colorful markers to decorate their lunch bags. Small touches can make big differences in how children perceive their lunches. With just a little extra effort you can put together a healthy lunch that your children will find impossible to resist.

Yours in good health,


Sheila McCormick
Editor, IVL Health Watch

If you want to increase blood flow from head to toe and everything in between...

Dark chocolate contains MORE flavonoids and antioxidants than milk chocolate WITHOUT the harmful fats and sugar. And better even than dark chocolate is pure cocoa powder from which all other chocolate is made.

How can you...
HELP LOWER YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE, BOOST YOUR IMMUNE RESPONSE, RAISE YOUR GOOD HDL CHOLESTEROL, HELP PROTECT YOURSELF FROM HEART ATTACK AND STROKE & BOOST YOUR SEX LIFE LIKE NEVER BEFORE?

COCOBERRI™ offers you all the luscious taste of the world's best chocolate with the refreshing fruity zing of fresh raspberries as well as the most widely- studied heart healthy antioxidants. There's no other chocolate-raspberry drink like it anywhere.


 

Work with your body, rather than against it!

We used to think that the human growth hormone naturally produced by the body was only necessary until we reached maturity. However, studies now show that the human growth hormone, or hGH, is vital in virtually all functions of the body throughout our entire lives, even into old age!

Sadly, as our bodies mature, the level of hGH decreases accordingly. This leaves us at the mercy of time, increasing our chances of premature aging, and all the trials that come along with it: creaking bones, back pain, weight gain, loss of sex drive, loss of eyesight, and more.

Many people try to continually replace these hormones with injections that can cost about $1,000 a month, month after month, after month! Luckily we now know that there is a natural way to stimulate our own body's release of its own natural hGH!


Brought to you by Institute for Vibrant LivingTM

To learn more about IVL, call 1-800-720-1245 or visit http://www.IVLProducts.com


Contact us by mail at:
Institute for Vibrant Living
P.O. Box 3840
Camp Verde, AZ 86322

Before you take any supplement, please consult your physician or other licensed healthcare professional to determine if it's appropriate for you.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Tuesday, September 02, 2008 7:18:38 PM (US Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00)  #      Healthy Living  |  Trackback