. Welcome to teen kids news. Im livia. Lets start with our top story for this week. We all know that eating healthy is important. And there are nutrition labels on most foods to help us do just that. But what should we look for on these labels . Joining us with some tips is sharmi das. Shes a consumereducation expert at the u. S. Food and drug administration. Welcome. Hello. So, whats the first step in reading the nutrition labels . Per day. But that does not apply to everybody. Your nutritional needs might be different. Your caloric needs might be different based on your activities. So, if you want to find out what your caloric needs are, you should visit choosemyplate. Gov, where youll be able to calculate your calories based on your activities and based on your nutrient needs. So, once ive calculated how many calories are right for me, lets say, for lunch . Well, we think of each meal to be around 600 calories. So, what you would like to do when youre packing your lunch is think of
Everybody. Your nutritional needs might be different. Your caloric needs might be different based on your activities. So, if you want to find out what your caloric needs are, you should visit choosemyplate. Gov, where youll be able to calculate your calories based on your activities and based on your nutrient needs. So, once ive calculated how many calories are right for me, how should i decide what to eat, lets say, for lunch . Well, we think of each meal to be around 600 calories. So, what you would like to do when youre packing your lunch is think of substituting white bread with wholewheat bread and pita bread. Make sure youre including fruit, and you want your lunch to add up to around 600 calories. Okay, how about snacks . What should i think about when m choosing a snack . I there are many Healthy Options fruits and dried nuts and fruits are really good, but, the serving size. Please look at the serving size at the back of the packet, because you really want to limit yourself to
Based on a 2,000calorie diet per day. But that does not apply to everybody. Your nutritional needs might be different. Your caloric needs might be different based on your activities. So, if you want to find out what your caloric needs are, you should visit choosemyplate. Gov, where youll be able to calculate your calories based on your activities and based on your nutrient needs. So, once ive calculated how many calories are right for me, how should i decide what to eat, lets say, for lunch . Well, we think of each meal to be around 600 calories. So, what you would like to do when youre packing your lunch is think of substituting white bread with wholewheat bread and pita bread. Make sure youre including fruit, and you want your lunch to add up to around 600 calories. Okay, how about snacks . What should i think about when im choosing a snack . There are many healthy and fruits are really good, but, again, you have to think about the serving size. Please look at the serving size at the
In this, our first report, emily takes a look at teens and tobacco products. Smoking isnt cool. Its not something you want to do. It can scar you for life. Smoking is not cool. Its gross. It smells bad. If you play sports or do any of that, it affects all that stuff. I think that im never gonna do that. A lot of kids dont admire when you smoke because its disgusting. Smoking can ruin your life. And while most teens seem to agree that smoking is bad for you, a surprising number still light up. In fact, according to the federal government, every single day, about 3,200 kids will try smoking for the first time. To give you an idea of just how many that is, 3,200 is more than the entire population of the town of goshen, connecticut. Theres a lot of kids that smoke over on the skate park. I dont personally know anybody who smokes, but ive seen people do it. I see people around the School Smoking a lot after school and even before school. Either they follow their dads and their moms or they
In this, our first report, emily takes a look at teens and tobacco products. Smoking isnt cool. Its not something you want to do. It can scar you for life. Smoking is not cool. Its gross. It smells bad. If you play sports or do any of that, it affects all that stuff. I think that im never gonna do that. A lot of kids dont admire when you smoke because its disgusting. Smoking can ruin your life. And while most teens seem to agree that smoking is bad for you, a surprising number still light up. In fact, according to the federal government, every single day, about 3,200 kids will try smoking for the first time. To give you an idea of just how many that is, 3,200 is more than the entire population of the town of goshen, connecticut. Theres a lot of kids that smoke over on the skate park. I dont personally know anybody who smokes, but ive seen people do it. I see people around the School Smoking a lot after school and even before school. Either they follow their dads and their moms or they