This web page was created to give the students of Grover Cleveland Middle School the right tools to a healthy lifestyle. The site will help students see the difference in eating healthy compared to cutting calories. It is important for these students to realize their bodies are still developing and certain nutrients are needed for healthy growth. Here are some helpful guides to learn more about living healthy:
Nutrition Guide: This guide allows you to create your own food plan that is personally crafted to each individual.
Sparks People: This is a free website that allows one to keep track of daily caloric intake. You can enter your starting weight and goal weight, also everything you eat in a day and it gives you a break down of all your calories. The site shows you how many calories you have consumed and how many you have left.
Exercise Guide for burning calories**
-Shoveling snow for one hour burns 392 calories
-Playing team football for one hour burns 724 calories
-Ballroom dancing for one hour is 292 calories
-Bowling and Cleaning for one hour is 261 calories
- Badminton for one hour is 383 calories
** All calories lost are based on 145lb person.
Compare and Contrast Meal Plans
| 7th Grader Meal Plan | Calories | Healthy Meal Plan | Calories |
| Breakfast | Breakfast | ||
| Milk 8oz | 122 | Egg White Omelets | 187 |
| Turkey Sandwich | 305 | Orange Juice 8oz | 109 |
| Lunch | Lunch | ||
| Pizza | 140 | Water | 0 |
| French Fries | 578 | Grilled Chicken Salad | 160 |
| Gatorade 12oz | 0 | Oil & Vinegar | 80 |
| Cookie | 837 | ||
| Snack | Snack | ||
| Bag of Chips | 152 | Water | 0 |
| Yogurt with Fruit | 243 | ||
| Dinner | Dinner | ||
| Grilled Chicken | 130 | Steamed Spinach | 41 |
| Mashed Potatoes | 323 | Broiled Tilapia | 98 |
| Veggies | 70 | Water | 0 |
| Brown Rice | 218 | ||
| Total | 2657 | Total | 1136 |
Find out how many calories are in your favorite fast food meals:
Bibliography
(2008) Weight Matters. Recieved from http://www.mypyramid.gov/. on January 31, 2008.
(2008) Steps to a Healthier You. Recieved from http://pages.google.com/preview/montclairstate/home?authtoken=ba366bee2289aba5d4f41b8d0e3b2f4aa9f5ed92&no-cache=4728977010689213 on January 31, 2008.
(2008) Sparks People. Received from http://sparkspeople.com on Jaunuary 31, 2008.
(2008) Shoveling Snow. Received from http://www.thedailyplate.com/fitness/exercise/shoveling-snow on January 31, 2008.