Sogoactive is apart of Health Canada’s ParticipACTION strategy to get youth moving!
Parents and Teachers, remember ParticipACTION?
It’s back because Canada still has a big problem with physical inactivity. It’s important to raise awareness among young people who are still developing habits and attitudes that are likely to remain with them for the rest of their lives. If parents are physically active, children are more likely to be active themselves. For example, people who don’t feel they have time to go to the gym can still take the stairs instead of an elevator, toss a ball around with their kids or go for a walk before or after dinner. ParticipACTION has a new website, Try a sogoactive challenge today!
Qualities of a True Friend
Honesty. A true friend will always be open with you, even if the truth isn’t what you want to hear.
Support. A true friend will be by your side when the going gets rough.
Fun. A true friend can make you laugh even when you don’t feel like it.
Respect. A true friend will value your differences in ambitions and in religion/race/sexuality, you have to respect a person before you can call them a friend.
Have more vegetables and fruit !
• Add sliced fresh fruit to breakfast cereal or yogurt, or mix into pancake batter.
• Make a shake by blending together: ½ banana, ½ cup (125 mL) low fat milk, 1 cup (250 mL) fresh or frozen berries, or other fruit, and 1 cup (250 mL) ice.
• At lunch or supper, add a salad made from spinach, romaine, green or red leaf lettuce. Top it off with chopped vegetables or fruit like kiwi, apple, strawberries, and raisins.
• Keep washed and sliced carrots, celery, peppers, zucchini or cucumber in the fridge for a quick snack or to add to a lunch bag.
• Keep a bowl of washed fruit visible at home.
• When packing lunches, pile sliced or shredded vegetables onto sandwiches. Add fresh fruit or canned fruit packed in juice for dessert.
• Add fresh or frozen vegetables to spaghetti sauce, soups, stews, chili, casseroles or frozen meals.
• Grab easy on-the-go fruit snacks like bananas, apples, pears, oranges and grapes.
• Choose pizza, subs or sandwiches topped with mushrooms, zucchini, red or green pepper, broccoli florets, shredded carrots, tomato slices, chopped spinach or pineapple.
• Start your day with a small glass of 100% pure fruit juice. Or later in the day, enjoy 100% pure vegetable juice such as tomato or low sodium V8®. Limit juice intake to ½ cup (125 mL) per day. / Teens work hard for their money! Want to keep more of it?
Out at the mall and hunger strikes? Sometimes limited choices are around. See the costs for yourself!
2 hot dogs with ketchup$3.00
Soft drink 355 mL $1.50
Chocolate bar $1.25
Total Spent $5.75
Try making your snack or lunch before you head out, it can save you lots of money!
1 whole grain pita $0.25
30 g low fat cheese $1.25
40 g turkey (2 slices) $0.60
Flavoured yogurt $1.00
Fresh orange $0.50
Water –
Total $2.95
Savings per school year $518.00
For more information please contact:
Laureen Lailey
403-777-7971 ext 2268
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Content adapted fromAHS website, Grip magazine (mental health recommended resource) &