Yet, we do not typically talk about how what we put into our bodies will be reflected in how we are able to function on a daily basis. The American Psychiatric Association offered numerous workshops at their annual conference this year on how nutrition needs to be considered when treating mood disorders..
How we fuel our body impacts student learning. A search on the New York Times website produces article upon article about the role of nutrition and brain function, overall health, and relationship to disease. As parents and role models for our students, it is important that we take on the challenge and encourage positive eating habits and reduce processed food. According to the Mind Body Green website, what we eat literally effects our genes. Tom Brady was interviewed this week and provided a brief, educated summary on the challenges facing the American food industry and our children.
As busy parents with too busy children, we want the meals that we share together to be enjoyable, to be a time when we bond together and catch up on what is going on in each other's lives. Yet, we need to offer our children whole, real foods, and provide them with the nutrients they need to give 110% in their overly busy lives.
