Food Pyramid: Build Up Your Health

Whether you hit the court, the field, the track, the rink, or your back yard to get some physical activity, you'll need some fuel to keep you going!


Here are some great snacks to munch on to keep your body movin' and your stomach silent:

Fresh veggies like carrots and celery sticks

Dried apricots

Snack-sized boxes of raisins

Peanut butter on celery (ONLY if you have no peanut allergies!)

Pretzels

Bananas

Low-fat yogurt

Oranges

Crackers — try graham crackers, animal crackers, or saltines

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Bagels

Grapes

Fig bars

Strawberries

Fruit juice boxes (make sure you choose 100% pure fruit juice, or for an added boost, try orange juice with added calcium)

Cantelope

Small packages of trail mix

No matter what type of physical activity you do, you should always be sure to drink
plenty of water — before you start, during the activity, and after you're done, even if you don't feel thirsty.


Quick Healthy Drink

Strawberry Banana Cooler

Ingredients:
2 cups unsweetened orange juice
1/2 cup whole frozen strawberries
1 banana, sliced
4 ice cubes

In a blender, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth.
Makes about 4 servings

SNACK ZONE

Short on the Milk Group? Remember, you need at least three servings from the milk group each day!

Grab some string cheese,a carton of reduced fat yogurt, frozen yogurt, or guzzle a glass of milk.

Make snack drinks count toward food-group servings.

Drinking low-fat milk, fruit juice, or a shake as a snack can help build your day's Food Pyramid.

Try this: blend 1/2 cup strawberries or 1/2 banana with 1 cup lowfat milk, and Voila! a low calorie milkshake!

Hit your day's Bread Group target by snacking on a bagel, pretzels, popcorn, muffin,
breakfast cereal, or oatmeal cookies.

http://www.bam.gov/sub_foodnutrition/cooltreats_alone.html