March 2006 Cub Scout Roundtable Issue |
Volume 13, Issue 8
April 2007 Theme |
Theme: Cub Cafe
Webelos:
Family Membe & Sportsman
Tiger Cub Activities |
WEB SITES
5 A Day
www.5aday.com
For a really great fun site that I cannot begin to explain here go to www.5aday.com . It provides a fun way for lids to learn about Fruits and vegetables. There is a large Kids section on this website, And a fun way to encourage them to eat their 5 to 9 servings a day. They should have one from each color!! There are games and coloring books. Funny characters and activities. Charts for them to fill out to log their colors. There are recipes, too
Here’s the outline of their plan –
Eating 5 or more servings of colorful fruits and vegetables a day is part of an important plan for healthier living. That’s because deeply hued fruits and vegetables provide the wide range of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and phytochemicals your body needs to maintain good health and energy levels, protect against the effects of aging, and reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease. Diets rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of some types of cancer and other chronic diseases.
It’s all about color – blue/purple, green,white, yellow/orange, and red – and the power of colorful fruits and vegetables to promote good health. So when you're grocery shopping, planning your meals or dining out, think color.
And for variety, make it 5 A Day The Color Way:
BLUE/PURPLE
Boost the level of BLUE/PURPLE in your low-fat diet to help maintain:
• A lower risk of some cancers*
• Urinary tract health
• Memory function
• Healthy aging
Beat the Effects of Aging
Blue/purple fruits and vegetables contain varying amounts of health-promoting phytochemicals such as anthocyanins and phenolics, currently being studied for their antioxidant and anti-aging benefits. Get blue/purple every day with foods such as:
Blackberries Blueberries Black currants
Dried plums Elderberries Purple figs
Purple grapes Plums Raisins
Purple asparagus Purple cabbage Purple carrots
Eggplant Purple Belgian endive Purple peppers
Potatoes (purple fleshed) Black salsify
GREEN
Add GREEN to your low-fat diet to maintain:
• A lower risk of some cancers*
• Vision health
• Strong bones and teeth
Go Green. Go Healthy.
Green fruits and vegetables contain varying amounts of potent phytochemicals such as lutein and indoles, which interest researchers because of their potential antioxidant, health-promoting benefits. Go green every day with fruits and vegetables like these:
Avocados Green apples Green grapes
Honeydew Kiwifruit Limes
Green pears Artichokes Arugula
Asparagus Broccoflower Broccoli
Broccoli rabe Brussels sprouts Chinese cabbage
Green beans Green cabbage Celery
Chayote squash Cucumbers Endive
Leafy greens Leeks Lettuce
Green onion Okra Peas
Green pepper Snow Peas Sugar snap peas
Spinach Watercress Zucchini
WHITE
Working WHITE into your low-fat diet helps maintain:
• Heart health
• Cholesterol levels that are already healthy
• A lower risk of some cancers*
White for Wellness
White, tan, and brown fruits and vegetables contain varying amounts of phytochemicals of interest to scientists. These include allicin, found in the onion family. Get all the health benefits of white by including foods such as:
Bananas Brown pears Dates
White nectarines White peaches Cauliflower
Garlic Ginger Jerusalem artickoke
Jicama Kohlrabi Mushrooms
Onions ParsnipsPotatoes (white fleshed)
Shallots Turnips White Corn
YELLOW/ORANGE
Make YELLOW/ORANGE a part of your low-fat diet to help maintain:
• Heart health
• Vision health
• A healthy immune system
• A lower risk of some cancers*
Powerful Antioxidants
Orange and yellow fruits and vegetables contain varying amounts of antioxidants such as vitamin C as well as carotenoids and bioflavonoids, two classes of phytochemicals that scientists are studying for their health-promoting potential. Every day, include orange and yellow fruits and vegetables like these:
Yellow apples Apricots Cantaloupe
Cape Gooseberries Yellow figs Grapefruit
Golden kiwifruit Lemon Mangoes
Nectarines Oranges Papayas
Peaches Yellow pears Persimmons
Pineapples Tangerines Yellow watermelon
Yellow beets Butternut squash Carrots
Yellow peppers Yellow potatoes Pumpkin
Rutabagas Yellow summer squash Sweet potatoes
Yellow tomatoes Sweet corn Yellow winter squash
RED
Be sure to include RED in your low-fat diet to help maintain:
• Heart health
• Memory function
• A lower risk of some cancers*
• Urinary tract health
Red-hot and Healthy
The specific phytochemicals in the red group being studied for their health-promoting properties include lycopene and anthocyanins. Get your reds every day by eating fruits and vegetables such as:
Red apples Blood oranges Cherries
Cranberries Red grapes Pink/Red grapefruit
Red pears Pomegranates Raspberries
Strawberries Watermelon Beets
Red peppers Radishes Radicchio
Red onions Red potatoes Rhubarb
Tomatoes
The Dairy Industry has a similar site –
http://www.3aday.org
with activities and lessons for children
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/index.shtml
Scout Roundtable Podcast
http://scoutroundtable.wordpress.com
I was guest a few weeks ago on The Scout Roundtable Podcast. Cubmaster Chris and Mr. Bob do a great job. The show is patterned to be like the parking lot discussions we all have after RT and after other Scout meetings. Our topic was Internet resources. We all talked about our favorite websites. Check them out. All the websites we mentioned are listed on their Podcast site. They have 9 Podcasts posted. And both Cubmaster Chris and Mr. Bob have their own individual podcasts, too, to help Scouters.
Cubmaster Chris lives in Texas with his sons He likes to camp (of course) and hang out with his boys.
Website: http://www.cubmasterchris.com
Skype: CubmasterChris
E-mail: cubmasterchris@gmail.com
Mr. Bob lives in Missouri. He is in his first year of Cub Scouting and currently is the Tiger Den Leader and an Assistant Cubmaster. He enjoys computers, camping, hiking and spending time with his children.
Website: http://acsadventure.blogspot.com (Check out the videos of Buttons the radical Boy Scout!!)
Skype: acsa-mrbob
E-mail: denleaderbob@gmail.com
Podcast must be quite the thing now. Maybe they will put Baloo out of work in a few years. The National Commissioner of the BSA has a Podcast, too –
http://www.scouting.org/commissioners/podcast/
For Food Pyramid Info -
http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/index.html
Many thanks to Russ of the Timucua District, North Florida Council for supplying me with his RT Handout this month. Checkout his district website at http://timucuabsa.org
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