{"id":139528,"date":"2019-08-05T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T11:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=139528"},"modified":"2019-08-04T11:57:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-04T10:57:24","slug":"dear-wonderful-kids-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2019\/08\/dear-wonderful-kids-co\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Wonderful Kids (& Co.)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please read this (and ask your grown-ups to explain and\u2026 behave themselves).<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u2018There\u2019s more to a healthy life than just the food you eat \u2013 you also want to drink lots of water and get plenty of exercise.\u00a0 \u00a9FAO\u2019<\/p><\/div>\n

4 Aug 2019 – <\/em>It looks like a funny tale. But it is much more than just that\u2014it is about nothing less than your health.<\/p>\n

If you, wonderful kids, can read it and understand it by yourselves, that would be really great. Otherwise, ask your parents, aunts, uncles, grandmas or grandpas or your teacher to read it and explain it to you and, by the way, also learn from it.<\/p>\n

A world top specialised organisation has just distributed a story with funny sketches. So, the following is based on what the UN Food and Agriculture Organization<\/a> tells<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Food is important because it gives us the energy and nutrients we need to enjoy healthy and active lives. It is as simple as that we need food to survive.<\/p>\n

So, apart from getting enough exercise and drinking enough water, a very important part of being healthy is having a good diet.<\/p>\n

And a healthy diet means eating enough nutritious, safe and varied food every day so that you can grow and live an active life (run, play, learn, grow and climb trees).<\/p>\n

The food we choose to eat depends on many different things: the time we have to cook or eat it, what\u2019s easiest to eat, what others eat, the occasion, our culture or religion, what we like or dislike, our habits, and our knowledge and cooking skills too.<\/p>\n

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A bundle of assorted vegetable lot .
| Photo by Megan Hodges\u00a0@organicdesignco | Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n

Now see what you \u2013and everybody\u2014should eat to be healthy and happy:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Fruits and vegetables<\/strong> give us vitamins, minerals, fibre and natural sugars. You should eat as many seasonal fruit and vegetables as possible every day.<\/li>\n
  2. Cereals<\/strong> are everything made from wheat, rice, oats, maize, barley or other grains. They are called \u2018staple\u2019 foods as they are eaten every day. They contain carbohydrates, which are your main source of energy.<\/li>\n
  3. Tubers and plantains<\/strong> include potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, cassava, and malanga, and they too are a source of carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Plantains (like bananas but not very sweet) are also an important staple food in many countries.<\/li>\n
  4. Legumes and nuts<\/strong> are crucial sources of proteins. They come from plants, cost less than other protein-rich foods, are high in fibre, low in fat, and have other key minerals and vitamins.<\/li>\n
  5. Dairy products<\/strong> are all made from milk (cow, goat, sheep, buffalo, camel, yak, horse and even moose) and include milk, cheese, yoghurt, curd, and buttermilk. They have plenty of calcium, protein and fat.<\/li>\n
  6. Meat, fish and eggs<\/strong> contain iron and proteins, which are what make you strong and help to fix your body when you get hurt.<\/li>\n
  7. Fats and oils<\/strong> help our bodies to stay healthy, but only if they\u2019re the right kind. Choose vegetable oils, nut butters and avocado over fats in meat, butter, cream, or palm oil, and avoid fried or processed foods high in unhealthy fats.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You, your parents, your teachers, friends and anyone you know can do something to make sure you (and they) eat a healthy diet and enjoy a healthy life.<\/p>\n

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    Photo by t\u00e9phan Valentin.\u00a0 Unsplash @valentinsteph<\/p><\/div>\n

    Here are just a few tips on how to start changing your eating habits<\/em><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n