Category: childrens health

bookmark_borderDangers to Children: Sun, Bugs and Breathing

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Dangerous Air Quality Due to Ozone Levels
Dangerous Air Quality Due to Ozone Levels

What are three of the most dangerous natural threats to children? Exposure to the sun, mosquitoes (West Nile Virus), ticks (Lime Disease) and breathing. However, reducing your risk to these can create health risks as well. Too much sunscreen may prevent the body from producing vitamin D. The chemicals in insect repellent can pose a slew of long term health risks.

Obviously, not breathing results in death.  For instance, the day this article was in Philadelphia the government issued an “Action Day” where they advise active children not to breath outside.

Learn More About the Dangers of the Sun, Mosquitoes and Breathing
Philadelphia’s Air Quality

 

bookmark_borderGardening Resources

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Whistle While You Work Gardening
Guide To Edible Plants

The United States Department of Agriculture is offering these interactive and exploratory lessons as a creative way to connect gardens with nutrition messages in the classroom, cafeteria or lunch room, and at home. Whether your garden is large or small and your growing season is long or short, these materials can help you:

  • Change how children think and feel about fruits and vegetables.
  • Foster an awareness of where foods come from.
  • Get kids’ attention with colorful visuals, games, and activities that are age-appropriate and fun.
  • Integrate gardening and nutrition into English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Health lessons.
  • Provide nutrition messages that are consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010.

For Use with Preschoolers

For Use with Elementary School Age Children

bookmark_borderPopcorn

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Popcorn is a highly healthy snack. It is also native to America. Many nutritionist believe eating local foods is a better diet.

Air-popped popcorn is naturally high in dietary fiber, low in calories and fat, and free of sugar and sodium.

Popcorn, air-popped, no additives
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 1,598 kJ (382 kcal)
Carbohydrates 78 g
– Dietary fiber 15 g
Fat 4 g
Protein 12 g
Thiamine (vit. B1) 0.2 mg (17%)
Riboflavin (vit. B2) 0.3 mg (25%)
Iron 2.7 mg (21%)
One cup is 8 grams.
Percentages are relative to
US recommendations for adults.
Source: USDA Nutrient Database

The Popcorn Song and More Information

bookmark_borderMonsanto’s Roundup-tolerant Genetically Modified Corn

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Many people are concerned about Monsanto genetically engineering food crops; however, there is no evidence that genetically modified food is harmful to your health. That is to say, at least the plant is harmful to humans.

On the other hand, Monsanto developed Roundup — a commercially available herbicide (also known as Glyphosate.) Roundup has been proven to be harmful to humans. By developing a Roundup-tolerant crop, isn’t Monsanto promoting the use of the herbicide?

Also, the development of similar resistance in some weed species is emerging creating Monsanto-resistant plants.

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