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Feb 17, 2010: 2nd Graders Learn Importance Of Healthy Nutrition As Childhood Obesity Captures National Spotlight
On Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 9:00am, 2nd graders at Tiger Academy will take a break from reading, writing, and arithmetic to learn an equally important life skill – healthy eating.
Chef Robert Tulko, a local chef with Winn Dixie Food Stores, will educate children on ways to make healthy food choices, how to prepare food, and the long-term importance of living a healthy lifestyle.
Just last week, First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled the “Let’s Move” campaign to combat childhood obesity. The number of overweight children has tripled in the last 30 years. Even more staggering, those statistics include children living with diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure.
“Living in a busy society, it’s all the more important for families to take the time to educate their children on the importance of healthy eating and living an active lifestyle,” said Tiger Academy Principal Charles McWhite, “and it’s our jobs as the adults to be role models of healthy behaviors and to encourage them to make healthy choices.”
Contact: Nikos Westmoreland, Director of Communications
nwestmoreland@FirstCoastYMCA.org
904-296-3220, ext. 243
