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stouffville suntribune thursday jan 12 2006 17 smallfries by chris traber staff writer getting kids to eat balanced healthy meals at home is one thing when dining out it can be nearly impossible kids are what they eat and according to new statistics for more than a third the operative word is fat a 2005 statistics canada com munity health survey reports 26 per cent of children and adoles cents aged between two and 17 are overweight and 8 per cent are obese sedentary lifestyles in which kids opt to exercise video game and computer controls instead of their bodies combined with poor eating habits are creating a genera tion of portly juveniles in fact overweight rates for 12 to 17 year olds has more than doubled since 1980 and obesity rates have tripled the report says the battle of the young bulge particularly where kids restaurant menus are concerned can be won with some smart choices and par ents encouragement said york region health services public health nutritionist mary turfryer if parents take lads out they should set some simple guide lines she said first they should try for the three food groups including grain products vegeta bles and fruit milk products and meat or alternatives next limit fried foods per meal for example you can have kris jackson unionviile mother has put basic food groups back into her childrens diets fries or chicken strips not both drink milk 100 per cent fruit juice or water instead of pop lots of kids menus come with desserts a better idea would be fresh fruit or sherbet a sniall ice cream or share cake- a recent technomic survey looked at 250 north american restaurant chains 161 of which had separate kids menus and found a vegetable entree offered by only one salads were listed 25 times usually as a side on average kids menus offer seven stock items chicken entrees burgers with or without cheese and pasta account for half the choices others include hot dogs and pizza its up to parents and caregivers rsi hfc 9s jt iiiifla js y m m mary turfryer york region public health nutritionist says par- ents should limit fried food when eating out to steer or at least limit kids from formula foods ms turfryer advised its a misnomer that pastais fattening she said cream sauces however are fattening have tomato sauce instead when eating outside the home avoid fried chicken if it not remove the skin try and eat only grilled or rotisserie chicken ask for a side of veggies or a salad instead of fries hamburgers are a good choice if you avoid special sauces but a veggie burger is better still ms turfryer said the majority of eateries will accommodate special requests or substitutions particularly those recognized as eat smart establish ments eat smart is ontarios healthy restaurant program the designa tion means a food premise has met high standards in food safety healthy food choices and smoke- free dining there were 106 eat smart award recipient restaurants in york region last year one is the maids cottage in newmarket a family restaurant committed to offering healthier menu options including foods prepared with less fat we dont have a kids menu per se said manager mary larin we do have a lot of salad and low fat choices and well low fat an order if requested for example if you want chicken egg or tuna salad well prepare it without the mayo and our servers ask a lot of ques tions so that customers can have items on the side so they can por tion control educating and motivating chjuv dren to make healthy food choices should begin early ms turfryer said adding stout kids tend to become overweight adults the advice is being put into practice by uruonville mom kris jackson who has put the basic food groups back into her three kids diet t v we absolutely watch theit diet and have eliminated things like hot dogs processed foods and others she said if we dine out on a spe cial occasion we frequent restau rants that offer healthy alterna- tives the strategy is working they dont order from the kids making contact york public health dietitians nutritional fact sheets and referrals are available through health connection 1-800-361- 5653 eat smart restaurant listings in york can be accessed on line wwvregionybrkdnca canadas food guide to healthy eating published by health canada in print large print disk audio cassette and braille can be accessed on line at wwwhcscgccanutrition or by calling 6139545995 contact fizz eds at 9058818555 or visitwwwfizzedscom menu she said they prefer the adult entrees in tandem with the diet debrief ing ms jackson has enrolled 10- year oldson james in the recently opened richmond hill youth fit- ness clubfizz eds which offers interactive sports exercise and nutritionistsupervised weight loss programs for children aged 10 to 18 the club coowned by vice- president paul dykeman is a response to alarming statistics about children who are overweight due to poor eating and exercise habits between 1965 and 1996 the daily intake of soft drinks by 1 1 to 18 yearolds increased 290 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