EATING HEALTHY

1 a child's eating habits and weight can adversely affect his or her heath later in life.   2 the number of children who are over weight or obese is increasing at an alarming rate.3these kids are at a much higher risk for developing high blood pressure heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. 4 kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years typically need between 1, 500 and 2,000 calories per day, from a variety of healthy foods.