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This USAF FitFamily offers sound tips on how to keep your children eating healthy
If you’ve ever had difficulty getting your kids to eat fruits and vegetables or try new “healthy” foods, you aren’t alone! According to the government’s new nutrition icon, children’s fruit and vegetable consumption should be half of their dietary intake (the icon is an image of a dinner plate divided into sections – with fruits and vegetables taking up more than half the plate). Based on a study in 2009 by researchers at Ohio State University, only 22% of children ages 2 to 5 meet government recommendations for vegetables. Unfortunately, it only gets worse as children get older: just 16% of children ages 6 to 11 meet the government’s guidelines and only 11% of those ages 12 to 18. Our FitFamily of the Month, The Weiss Family will share their tips on getting kids to eat healthier.
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Lt Col Geoffrey Weiss and wife Karen are stationed at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma where Col Weiss serves in the 964 Airborne Air Control Squadron. Daughter Alison is 18 and currently attends USAFA, son Scott, 17 (not shown) is a high school junior and son Brian, 15 (not shown) is a freshman.
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