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July 2020 Newsletter

JulymeansIndependenceDay!Italsomeanssummerheat!JoinSuperKidsNutri9onwithfunwaystocelebratethe4th,staycool,andbeattheheat!

Let’sgettogether!Julyisa9mewhenfamily,friends,andneighborscelebratetogether,playtogether,eattogether,goplacestogetheranddosomegrillin’andchillin’!

School’sOut!Nowwhat?Suddenlyourchildrenareeverywherewelook!Weparentslookforwaystokeepthembusy.Butkidsareactuallylessac9veinsummer9me.DidyouknowtheCDCstatesthatkidsexperiencemoreweightgaininthesummer?,StayCool!Howdoweescapethesummerheat,stayac9veands9llstaycoolasacucumber?Otherthanheadingtothenearestoceanorlake,howaboutagameofwaterballoons,watergunfights,catchordodgeballusingsoakingwetsponges?AlsotryaDIYslip-n-slidewithapieceofheavydutyplas9candgardenstakes!Checkoutmorefunwatergames.

Throwsomeveggiesandfruitonthe“bar-bie”please!That’srightfruit!VeggiesonthegrillaredeliciousbutfruitisforgoQen.Trythesesweetgrilledpeaches.Mealprepara9onisfastandeasyas1-2-3.Tryoutthissimplerecipeandseeforyourself:• FishKabobs-Sliceyourfavoriteveggiesandskewerwith2”cubesofsalmonorcod(thickfleshfish)andbrushonyourfavoritemarinade.

• Fruitkebabscanbefavoritefreshfruitskeweredintoacolorfuldisplay.Sliceapineappleinto1/2”thickslices.Inabowlwhisk2tbsphoney,tspoliveoil,1tbspfreshlimejuice,1tspcinnamon.Placepineappleongrill,brushwithmarinade,a`er2-3minutesturn,andrepeatun9lgoldenbrown.Servewarmandpairwithyourfavoritefish.Mmmm!

• FoodSafety!Rememberwhenit’shot,beextracarefulwithfoodsafetyprecau9ons!

ParentPowerTipsfromSuperKidsNutriDonFounder

Summeristhepeakseasonforgrillingfood.SuperKidsNutri9onwouldliketoofferhealthygrilling9psforyouandyourfamilybasedonAICR.orgcancerpreven9onresources.

TaketheChallenge:Tryandreducetheamountofredmeatandchickenyougrillthissummerbyswitchingtofish,vegetables,andfruitaso`enasyoucan.Seeifyoucanreduceredmeattoonceortwiceamonth.Ifyoufinditdifficult,trynottogettoodiscouraged.Ittakesprac9ce!Youcandothis!

HealthyGrillTips:Whenpossible,grillleanmeat,chickenorfishinthecenterofthegrillandturnfrequentlytoavoidcharringfromflames.Cutintosmallpiecestocookfaster!Besuretouseacitrusmarinadetohelpminimizecancerformingsubstances.

Whoknew?!TheAICRstatesthatfruitsandvegetablesareiden9fiedasdecreasingtheriskofcancer.Didyouknowthatgrilledveggiesandfruitsdonotproducecarcinogens,whicharesubstanceslinkedtocancer.Doyouhearthewords,“CanIhavemoreplease?”

Visitusatwww.superkidsnutri9on.com,instagram,pinterest,facebook&twiQerforfun,tastyandgood-for-youideas!

Melissa Halas-Liang, MA RDN CDE Mom & Registered Dietitian NutritionistFounder of SuperKids Nutrition

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