Nutrition

Food isn’t just stuff that tastes good; it’s what fuels growing bodies, giving kids the energy to run, jump, play, and study.

Poor nutrition can do a lot of harm to a child, whether causing fatigue or leading to serious illnesses like obesity and diabetes. 

At Kids for Life Fitness, we teach kids the right way to eat so they’ll practice healthy nutrition throughout their lives. 

Along with your child’s fitness assessment, he or she will receive

·        A BMI caloric breakdown* that will tell you exactly how many calories and nutrients he or she needs throughout the day. (sample report)

·        Vitamin and minerals analysis based on his or her BMI. 

·       Advice on how to read food labels and establish a healthy eating conscience.

·       Access to an entire e-fitness support system and a food directory of over 25,000 foods that include nutritional and caloric breakdown, including fast foods. 

Understanding Food, Energy & Hunger:

Understanding Different Food Groups

Simple & Complex Carbohydrates

Like coal burned to fuel a fire, carbohydrates are essential energy resources for your child’s growing body.

Simple carbohydrates: Typically found in fruits, vegetables, and starches, simple carbohydrates provide the body with the energy essential for growing and functioning properly. The body burns simple carbs before protein, allowing it to save protein for growth and healing.

                                                                                                             Simple carbs are also commonly known as “empty calories” when they appear as fast-burning sugars in junkfood like candy and soda and often have no nutritional value to the growing body.

                                                                                                          Complex carbohydrates: What we like to call “the good-for-yah carbs,” complex carbohydrates include slow-burning sugars and essential nutrients such as minerals, vitamins and fiber that keep your child running and jumping throughout the day.

Protein

Like millions of super-tight bands that hold together the muscles, blood, bones and skin in your child’s body, proteins are the perfect ingredients for a taller, stronger, smarter kid.  Not having enough protein weakens the entire system, and can make a child prone to stunted growth, injury, and sickness.              

Fats and Oils

Like swiftly-moving wheelbarrows that carry the most important vitamins and minerals through your child’s bloodstream, fats and oils are essential elements to a child’s diet, providing him or her with

•      A high–energy source that burns slower than regular carbohydrates so kids can keep running, jumping, and studying long after the faster-burning carbs wear off.
•     Fat-soluble vitamins that carry virus- and injury-fighting A, D, E, and K vitamins through the body.

While necessary, fats and oils should be eaten in moderation and carefully monitored throughout your child’s nutrition program.

Vitamins & Minerals (more)

Vitamins and minerals are responsible for helping the body fix and maintain tissues, bones, and other important elements when they’re damaged, so the body continues to grow and function properly. They also help regulate the body’s metabolism 

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