Calories in = eating.
Articles, downloads, and links to help you make the most of the calories that you eat.
Check out the latest resources in our What's In, Healthy Eating Library.
WHAT'S IN
WHAT'S OUT
Calories out = physical activity. Articles, downloads, and links to help you find ways to stand up and move more.
Check out the latest resources in our What's Out, Active Living Library.
CALORIE NEEDS
THE COOPER INSTITUTE BLOG
CALORIE-CONTROLLED MEALS THAT YOUR FAMILY WILL EAT
Each evening as I drive home from work, running errands, or playing at the park with my son I'm faced with the dreaded question... "What's for dinner?" Ugh. Something simple. Something healthy. And something fast. But not fast food.
Whether you have one mouth to feed or a whole family of mouths, the answer to this question doesn't have to be...
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LINKS FOR SENIORS
For more than a year, the Stand Up & Eat blog has kept you in step with the latest research findings on the health benefits of reducing sedentary living and being physically active. We have also pointed you to new guidelines that are hot of the press. In the coming weeks, we will do a round-up of...
THE OTHER YOU
According to the U.S. Forest Service and the Ad Council, the time children spend outdoors has declined 50% in the past 20 years due to factors like: safety concerns, population shifts to urban/suburban areas, an increase in indoor activities (TV, computers, video games), and lack of awareness of or access to nearby nature locations.
However,...
BALANCING SUMMERTIME CALORIES
Summer has arrived! Yesterday – the summer solstice – made it official. With summer comes ice cream, a delicious, somewhat nutritious (i.e., calcium), hot weather treat. But be mindful that ice cream is high in calories. For example, a Baskin-Robbins banana split would add 1,010 calories to your day’s total calorie intake. For many people,...
WHAT WE STAND FOR
The Stand Up & Eat site is an educational and participatory site to help people balance the calories they eat with the calories they burn each day by making active living and healthy eating choices.
GET ACTIVE!!!
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If you are a total couch - or mouse - potato, the Get Active program will get you moving.
Each week for 12 weeks, you will receive an email guiding you through a step to becoming more active. Don't worry, you don't have to belong to a gym for it to work for you!
The program restarts at the beginning of each quarter (July, October, January, and April). To sign-up for the Get Active program, click here. You will get your first email soon after the first of July.
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