Courtesy: PHA
We’re at the Building a Healthier Future Summit this week, surrounded by celebrities, leaders, athletes and CEOs. Of course, we had to wonder, what’s their advice for keeping kids happy and healthy? Check out some of what we heard during Summit Day One:
First Lady Michelle Obama: “Gimme five! Five fruits and veggies, five push-ups – just GIMME FIVE!”
Daryl “DMC” McDaniels: “Get out your seat and dance to the beat! Jump in the streets!”
Pepsico Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi: “Healthy food tastes as good as ‘junk food’ – it tastes awesome!”
Self magazine Editor-in-Chief Joyce Chang: “Make the idea of going to the gym or eating veggies a part of your daily vocab.”
James Beard Award-Winning Chef and Author of “Cook Your Butt Off!” Rocco DiSpirito: “Perhaps once a week you can explore your neighborhood on a bike.”
Hampton Creek Director of Innovation (and former Top Chef contestant!) Chris Jones: “Vegetables give you superpowers. Green beans make you taller. Broccoli makes you stronger. Carrots make you see better. Cauliflower makes you run faster.”
Avocados from Mexico Chef and Director of Food Marketing Mark Garcia: “Eat fresh.”
NBA Hall-of-Famer and President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Member Alonzo Mourning: “Flexibility is the fountain of youth.”
Top DC Dietitian and Fitness Expert Rebecca Scritchfield: “When you take a bite, chew it really good so you can taste all the delicious flavor.”
National Alliance for Youth 2013 Coach of the Year Edward Garcia: “Get into a routine of healthy habits. Plan on when and plan on where. And show up!”
Cat in the Hat: “[… :: One swish, two swish, tail twists, whiskers frisk, twists down, turns around, touches ground, off with hat, runs crazy cat :: …]”
