Very interesting article I came across on the weekend….
Just goes to show you should always read the label on the foods you eat so you’re not hit with any nasty hidden calories!
I’m guilty of getting a few of these wrong myself – especially the breakfast cereal bars – some are so chock full of calories they were equal to 2 breakfasts for me! Read the labels on food everyone and know what you’re putting into your body!
On Wednesday the 16th of September, Don, Rhonda and Sarah from Online Fitness visited Woodridge Primary school to speak to the kids about healthy eating.
The kids were fantastic and everyone had a lot of fun! Everyone at the school was so wonderful and welcoming – thanks Woodridge Primary!
The kids were given paper plates and asked to divide their plates into the different food categories. They then had to write in what they had eaten that day and put it into the correct category. They were fascinated about all the different foods and what makes each food different.
Finishing off with an amazing and very nutritious lunch and the day was a great success!
Why Do We Need To Drink Water?
Water is the most important thing we put into our body!! You could live for 3 weeks without food, not a good idea!! But you could only live for 3 days without fluid, even worst idea!! Water makes up 2/3 of our bodies, brain cells are 80-90% fluid and muscle cells are 60-70% fluid.
Water is involved in nearly every body process including:
Water keeps your skin healthy and helps reduce wrinkles!!
Water helps reduce your chances of a headache or helps get rid of a headache!!!
How much water do we need?
The simple recommendation is… “ More than your drinking now”
The “scientific” recommendation is… 1 litre of fluid for every 25 kilograms of body weight and 1 litre extra for every hour of exercise!!
We lose at least 1.5 litres everyday through our urine, sweat, our lungs and through skin. When we exercise or in a warmer climate this then increases dramatically!!
It is better to hydrate the body progressively during the day then tyring to re-hydrate it once it has already become dehydrated. As a general rule if you are thirsty and you have dry lips then you are already dehydrated.
Thirsty means you are already de-hydrated!!
Our water intake comes from
Water is by far… THE BEST source of FLUID!!!
