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Some ways her school makes food appear attractive
她的學校用了一些方法使食物看起來更誘人
include sprinkling cheese over broccoli or serving
包括在西蘭花上撒一些奶酪，或者用
salads in the same black bowls that fast food
快餐店使用的黑色碗來盛放沙拉
restaurants use.Harrison strongly believes that
哈里森堅信，吃得好的學生
well fed students will have more energy and a better
會有更多的精力和更好的更持久的狀態
attention span to learn.So this example goes
來投入學習，所以，這個例子告訴我們
to show that it is possible to implement the nutrition
在學校推行營養午餐的方案
recommendations for school lunches.In summary
是切實可行的，總的說來
childhood obesity is on the rise with 32 percent of
兒童期肥胖正處在上升之勢，在2到19歲的
children between the ages of 2 and 19 overweight or
孩子中有32%的人超重或者達到了
obese.Research shows that overweight children are
肥胖，研究顯示，超重的兒童更有可能
likely to become obese adults.When we look at
長成肥胖的成人，當我們重新審視
our children's eating habits it is evident that
我們的孩子們的飲食習慣時，很顯然
improvements can be made.Only 2 percent of kids
確實有必要作出改進，只有2%的孩子
meet all food guide pyramid's recommendations.
達到了所有食物指南金字塔的要求
WE understand that there are so many factors
我們了解，我們國家兒童的營養狀況不佳
contributing to poor nutrition in our nation's children.
是由多種因素造成的
The goal with this presentation was to help you
這個講座的目的就是為了幫助您
recognize that school is a great place to help you start
認識到學校正是一個您可以開始改進的
making improvements since school is where the kids are.
絕佳之地，因為孩子們就在那兒學習生活
Making changes in our schools is a complex and slow
讓我們的學校作出改變是一個復雜而漸進的
process affecting many people.Some of the current
過程，會牽涉到許多的人，已有一些現行
laws include the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act
法律，包括兒童營養修訂法案，它讓學校
that makes schools put together a wellness policy.
群策群力，制定關于健康的政策
The Healthy Kids Act is a law in Iowa that clarifies
健康兒童法案是愛荷華州的一項法律，指明了
what standards we need to meet regarding competitive
在競爭性食品方面我們須要達到什么樣
foods.The national school lunch program is currently
的標準，現行的國家學校午餐計劃
required to meet the 1995 dietary guidelines but the
須要與1995年的膳食指南接軌，但是
USDA is currently revising the recommendations to
目前美國農業部正在修訂這個推薦方案
meet the institute of medicine's report which will be
以配合醫學研究所的報告，該報告將與我們
more in line with our current 2005 guidelines.
現行的2005年版指南更加符合
I hope this information will help you feel that you can
我希望這些信息能夠對您有所幫助，讓您感到
make a difference.I hope you are now more informed
您可以產生影響，也希望您現在更加了解了
of the school nutrition policies.Get informed about
學校關于營養的政策，您可以更加關注
your own school's policies and communicate with the
您自己學校的政策，和您知道的孩子進行溝通
kids you know about what they are choosing to eat at
了解他們在校選擇吃的食物
school.Be active in your communities.For example,
在您的社區做些事情，活躍起來，比如
should a convenience store or a fast food restaurant be
應該允許一家便利店或者一家快餐店
allowed to build across from a school.Or does your
開在學校對面嗎?或者在您的城市里
city have any fitness trails that have become unusable?
是否有一些室外健身路徑已經無法使用了?
These are community issues.Also, contact your
這是一些關于社區的事情，同樣，聯系您的
legislators. School nutrition is a political activity
立法者，學校營養是一項政治訴求
and who is in congress makes a difference.Let them know
那些身在議會的人能夠發揮更大作用，把您的
your views and concerns.Last, I want to remind you
想法和關注告訴我們，最后，我想提醒您
that you are a role model.Whether you are a parent,
您是行為模范，無論您是父母
a grandparent, a staff member, a coach or a peer
祖父母，職員，教練還是同齡人
people watch what you do.Are you setting a
人們會看到您的行為，您在生活方式的選擇
good example by the lifestyle choices you make?
方面作出了一個好的榜樣嗎?
