Grrrrowwwlll.....

The lunch bell rings, your stomach growls and you head outside for recess. Your tasty lunch is all packed and ready to be eaten BUT while you're outside with the girls (and guys) you start talking, laughing, and having fun. Your time to eat comes and goes, your stomach is empty, your tasty lunch now sits soggy in your bag. It's hard to work in class all afternoon, your energy is low and you start to develop a headache....if only you'd given yourself time to eat your lunch!! Does this sound familiar? I really hope not. Eating your lunch (a healthy one) is sooooooooo important. Your lunch gives you energy to continue learning and functioning throughout the day. When you don't eat, your stomach gets confused. Later in the day, your stomach will send a message to your brain to EAT A.S.A.P!!! Obedient as you all are, you will eat but the problem is you will be so hungry you'll grab something that probably isn't so good for you (chips, chocolate bars, candy, cookies). These quick snacks are yummy but they aren't nutritious and won't sustain you and your energy needs (they won't fill you up). You will be hungry soon after finishing and you'll be trolling the cupboards at home for something to fill the void. All of this could have been avoided if only you'd eaten your lunch!! This week's topic is nutrition. Do you feel like you fall into the category mentioned above or are you on the right track when it comes to eating healthfully? What are your secrets if you are? What is it about your lunches that you don't like? Why do some of you not bring a lunch to school at all? What do you think we should do to make sure everyone eats a healthy lunch at school?

Attached is an article...some food for thought.

Talk....

http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/dieting/lunch_sheet.html?tracking=T_RelatedArticle#

Catching your zzzzzzzs.....

You've probably heard it before, but did you know that girls your age should be getting up to 9 hours of sleep every night? There are many things that might be keeping you from getting to bed (and staying in bed!) for your full 9 hours. Television, texts, facebook, games, ... stress, the list is very long. If you are feeling tired and waking up every day dragging your feet out of bed then it's time to make a change. Sleep is an essential part of making ourselves feel good (and happy). Here's an article to read if you've got a minute,

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/teens-health/CC00019/NSECTIONGROUP=2

So what do you think? What's keeping you from getting your full 9 hours? Perhaps you're all sleeping really well, what's your secret?

zzzzzz.... Mrs. Jack