你可能在最近的新闻里听过这个消息：超重儿童和青少年（6-19）的数量已经达到了过去40年的3倍。2型糖尿病已经不再是成人的“专利”，青少年也开始受到它的威胁。如果我们不扭转这个势头，许多孩子的心脏会在他们30-40岁的时候遇到麻烦。
水果
更有利于健康的学校日程安排可以解决一部分问题，但是笔者认为父母对于孩子饮食习惯的影响是最为重要的。当孩子准备去上学的时候，不要忘记给他们带上“课间健康点心”。
笔者孩子的学校曾向家长们表示，家长给孩子们带的点心必须要有利于孩子们的健康。果汁是不允许带的，水没问题，矿泉水最好。建议带上水果和蔬菜，但是不可以带曲奇饼干、蛋糕、含糖量搞的水果点心等。
家长们，机会在你自己，是为孩子一生的健康饮食习惯打下一个好基础呢？还是成帮他们养成坏毛病呢？
Pack a fruit or veggie for school snacks
You've probably heard it in the news lately. The number of overweight children and teenagers aged 6-19 has nearly tripled over the last 40 years. Type 2 diabetes is not an adult-only disease anymore, adolescents are developing it. If we don't turn this trend around, many kids will have heart trouble by the age of 30 or 40. Healthier school fare is a part of the solution, but I believe parental influence on meal and snacking habits is most crucial. As your children head off to school
水果
更有利于健康的学校日程安排可以解决一部分问题，但是笔者认为父母对于孩子饮食习惯的影响是最为重要的。当孩子准备去上学的时候，不要忘记给他们带上“课间健康点心”。
笔者孩子的学校曾向家长们表示，家长给孩子们带的点心必须要有利于孩子们的健康。果汁是不允许带的，水没问题，矿泉水最好。建议带上水果和蔬菜，但是不可以带曲奇饼干、蛋糕、含糖量搞的水果点心等。
家长们，机会在你自己，是为孩子一生的健康饮食习惯打下一个好基础呢？还是成帮他们养成坏毛病呢？
Pack a fruit or veggie for school snacks
You've probably heard it in the news lately. The number of overweight children and teenagers aged 6-19 has nearly tripled over the last 40 years. Type 2 diabetes is not an adult-only disease anymore, adolescents are developing it. If we don't turn this trend around, many kids will have heart trouble by the age of 30 or 40. Healthier school fare is a part of the solution, but I believe parental influence on meal and snacking habits is most crucial. As your children head off to school