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Do you just prefer junk food because it’s quicker ? Are you at work and you don’t have a cooked meal ready? How about you try and make a change, for better?!
Do you just prefer junk food because its quicker ? Are you at
work and you dont have a cooked meal ready? How about you try and
make a change, for better?! I say, go HEALTHY! EAT BETTER! LIVE
BETTER! FEEL BETTER! Whats for LUNCH today?!
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An average teen needs to eat 770 calories for his/her lunch to
maintain their current body weight. For example, one slice of pizza
would have around 300 calories or so, depending on what it
contains. So, if you eat 6 slices of pizza, you eat 1800 calories.
That is 1030 calories left over! What happens to the calories left
over? Well, they remain in your body, turning into fat. Therefore,
by storing more fat, you simply An average teen needs to eat 770
calories for his/her lunch to maintain their current body weight.
For example, one slice of pizza would have around 300 calories or
so, depending on what it contains. So, if you eat 6 slices of
pizza, you eat 1800 calories. That is 1030 calories left over! What
happens to the calories left over? Well, they remain in your body,
turning into fat. Therefore, by storing more fat, you simply
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Fruits: They are low in calories, yet beneficial since they are
rich in nutrients. The vitamins contained in these fruit helps you
maintain form a healthy immune system yet at the same time not gain
weight! So, you get the sweetness, along with the taste and with no
gained weight! How awesome is that? Same with disgusting
vegetables. They actually help in keeping you and your body happy
and satisfied. A sandwich like this one, gives you enough calories
to maintain your weight. The chicken here provides you with protein
for growth, yet not too much for fat. The vegetables are full of
nutrients, leaving you feeling fresh and energetic for the
remaining of the day. So, you can get a lot of energy out of small
portions of food, as long as you know what will keep your hunger
away for longest.
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By eating healthy, you dont only take care of your health, but
also of you appearance! By drinking water, (which has no
calories!!) you dont only eliminate the risk of gaining weight, but
also you oxygenate your brain properly. If you drink liquids such
as fizzy drinks, your brain wont be oxygenated as well, due to the
high amounts of sugars in the drink. On a scale from 1 to 10, how
will your health improve after following a much stricter as well as
healthier menu for your lunch? 1 10 THAT IS RIGHT! BEYOND 10!
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A healthy diet will give us the right amount of each nutrient
and energy. Too much or too little food or the wrong food may make
us malnourished. This could make us fat or thin or we could get a
deficiency disease. We all need proteins for growth & repair;
fats and carbohydrates for energy vitamins and minerals to keep us
healthy fibre to move food through our gut Our metabolic rate is
the speed at which our body does chemical reactions. It is linked
to how much exercise we take and to how much muscle and fat we
have. Our metabolic rate stays high for a while after exercise. The
more regular exercise we do, the fitter we are. The less exercise
we take, the less food we need.
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Too little food? Not enough nutrients? This is common in the
developing world and may cause reduced resistance to infection and
irregular periods in women. Too much food? Too little exercise? may
cause obesity and other diseases such as: Arthritis, diabetes, high
blood pressure and heart disease are all linked to being too
fat.