Treat Your Heart To A Little Dark Chocolate!
Throw A Healthy Valentine’s Day Party!
• Serve heart‐healthy party foods like baby carrots, cherry or grape tomatoes, celery sticks with hummus or a healthy ranch dressing.
• Satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth with fruit! Try some less‐common ones like kiwi, tangelos and pomegranates in addition to everyday favorites like strawberries and apples.
• Plan a lot of activities that make you sweat like dancing, jumping and chasing balloons. • Try exer‐gaming if it’s too cold for outdoor recess. Arrange and in‐door tournament to start the party off! Plan ahead to set up the needed equipment.
• Give away cool gift bags with pencils, erasers, stickers, notepads, bouncy balls or mini bottles of bubbles.
• Fun, healthy snacks include mini packages of raisins, raw unsalted nuts or trail mix, granola bars, 100% fruit leathers, and a small bite‐size bars of dark chocolate.
Scientists have found that the antioxidants in dark chocolate
can help lower blood pressure, raise HDL (good) cholesterol
and increase blood flow! Here are some healthy ways to eat
dark chocolate to your heart’s content!
Make sure your dark chocolate is 72% or higher.
Dip fresh fruit like strawberries, bananas or orange slices or dried fruits like raisins, pears or apples in melted dark chocolate.
Take your time! Eat it slowly to savor the flavor.
Eat small amounts (a bite size bar or a couple of squares).
Get plenty of exercise and eat a healthy, balanced diet every day so you can have a dark chocolate treat.
Unscramble The Words!
1. NIVEELANT __________________________
2. RATHE
__________________________
3. VLEO
__________________________
4. CLEHACTOO __________________________
5. DASCR
__________________________
6. FSIGT
__________________________
Answers: 1. Valentine 2. Heart 3. Love 4.Chocolate 5.Cards 6. Gifts February 2012 – Nutrition &
Fitness Tips
Tangerines and clementines are perfect for Valentine’s Day and every day! They are an excellent source of vitamin C and pectin, which helps your digestive system! They’re easy to peel and eat and are just the right size for kids hands and provide minimal effort for healthy on‐the‐go snacking! Try some sweet tangerine slices in a salad or eat them all by themselves for a sweet treat!
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