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Scientific Fact |
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How
the Lunch & Go™ benefits YOU |
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Fact:
During the past three decades, the number of overweight children in the Unites
States has more than doubled.
Source: New England Journal of Medicine. Mar, 2002 |
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Unlike fast food and school lunch programs, it's easy
to manage fat, sugar and salt content with the Lunch & Go™.
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Fact:
...Excess weight is associated with increased risk for heart disease, diabetes, cancer,
and other chronic conditions.
Source: U.S. News & World Report. Dec, 2004 |
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| You don't have to sacrifice variety and taste to eat
healthy. The Lunch
& Go™ allows you to take hot & cold
meals which broadens your selection of fresh and healthy food choices dramatically. |
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Fact:
Contaminated school meals are important because a child's immune system is still
developing...
Source: Investigative Researchers and Editors, Inc. Nov/Dec 2002 |
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It's important to know for sure the quality and safety
of the food you (or your child) are eating. Lunch & Go™ makes this possible because you prepared it from your kitchen.
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Fact:
So-called "thrifty" diet plans promoted by governments also tend to be heavy on
fat, sugar, refined grains...But in order to cook the recipes, you need 20 hours a
week. A typical working mother in America spends 5 hours a week on this task.
Source: The Lancet. London. Dec. 13-Dec. 31, 2004nvestigative
Researchers and Editors, Inc. Nov/Dec 2002 |
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With a Lunch & Go™,
you can take control and make certain that your family is getting the proper dietary
balance for lunch or when on-the-go...and you don't have to spend any more time because
its possible to quickly pack meals from your family's favorite dinners. Saves a lot of $$
as well.
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Fact:
School lunches contain mainly high-fat canned and packaged foods.
Source: The New York Times. Oct. 24, 2004 |
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| Never again leave your child's diet solely in the
hands of an institutional dietary plan where the primary focus is on economics...and less
on nutrition. Get a Lunch & Go™ |
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Fact:
Statistics prove that unhealthy eating habits have led to the growing obesity epidemic and
contributes to 4 out of 10 kids developing adult onset diabetes, a disease that can alter
one's life and lead to blindness and heart disease. To ward off diabetes, make
healthy eating and physical activity a daily routine.
Source: Review and Herald Publishing Assn. Nov 2004 |
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The Lunch
& Go™ is so easy and fun to get creative with. You will
be amazed with how much fun it will be for your entire family to eat healthy. As for
the exercise...well, we can only encourage you. You can do it! Have a family
exercise night. It's just as much fun as a family game(or movie) night. Try
it!
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Fact:
Diets rich in fruit and vegetables have been recommended for preventing cancer.
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Sep. 2003 |
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| The Lunch
& Go™ allows you to pack food COLD as well. So, fresh
chilled vegetables with a dill & plain yogurt (or Ranch ) dip is great. Or
chilled fresh fruit with crackers or cottage cheese is easy. |
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Fact:
Young adults who frequently eat fast food are far more likely to gain weight and develop
type 2 diabetes than those who don't, researchers have found.
Source: Seattle Times. Dec. 31, 2004 |
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| Leave the fast-food behind. You will find it so
easy to create mouth watering snacks, breakfasts, and lunches. Being on-the-go will
never make a difference...and you can eat healthy. Lunch & Go™. Have
fun...get creative. |
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Fact:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in March that poor diet and
lack of exercise resulted in 400,000 deaths in 2000, and were about to overtake smoking as
the No. 1 preventable cause of death in the U.S.
Source: Time Mag. Dec. 27, 2004-Jan 3 2005 |
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| If you have made a decision to lose a few pounds, or
eat a healthier diet, nothing could be made easier. HOT
or COLD, the Lunch & Go make it easy, no
matter how busy your life is. Can't get out for lunch? Don't skip lunch.
Don't order in fast food or pizza. Get a Lunch & Go™. |
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Fact:
People with diabetes need to eat frequently, generally three meals and at least a couple
of snacks, to keep blood sugars on an even keel.
Source: USA Today. June 12, 2002 |
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| Diabetics have told us over and over how the Lunch & Go™
has given them back their freedom. They can go about with their Lunch & Go, and
not worry about not having a healthy snack or lunch ready when they MUST eat on
demand. |
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Fact:
According to Dr. Ravi Shankar, pediatric doctor and diabetes specialist, "a decade
ago, we rarely diagnosed type 2 diabetes in children and teens. Now, we are seeing
an epidemic increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes in youth. The jump is
phenomenal."
Source: The Saturday Evening Post. Nov/Dec 2004 |
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| A very reliable prevention step is to minimize fat,
sugar. We know it's not easy with kids accustomed to such fare on a regular basis.
But if you surprise them with a container of sliced fruit, popcorn &
cheese..they'll forget it's healthy. Also try veggies with a salsa or sour cream
dip..trust us, it works and they'll eat it. This is very possible with the Lunch & Go™. |
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Fact:
Robert Rees, a member of the food agency board(UK), said: "Small changes to what
children eat now can have a big impact on their future health.
Source: The Guardian, UK Sep. 1, 2003 |
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What's great about the Lunch & Go™ is that you can
gradually wean them off of the old fare and start mixing it up with hot foods, cold foods,
and catch them with the element of fun and surprise.
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Fact:
Soluble fiber, such as that found in oat bran, beans and fruit, has been shown to help
lower blood cholesterol levels, primarily by bringing down the level of LDL(bad
cholesterol).
Source: The Los Angeles Times Apr. 16 2001 |
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Try oat bran over yogurt. What about a hot bowl
of oatmeal for breakfast on the go.
Lunch & Go™
will keep it piping hot until snack time. Fresh chilled fruit is also a snap.
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