Ping Pong Checklist Vs Meal Table

Ping Pong Checklist

Ping Pong Tables Why do we need anything to fight our dinner table? If we do, what makes a Ping Pong table a worthy opponent? The answer is that for most Americans, especially children, our dinner table has grown to be a huge, hulking threat and a table tennis table represents one great solution. It's a bit of a David and Goliath story, but this David will need a lot of Ping Pong balls! Let's take a look at the monster in our midst first. Our opponent is a fierce, ugly, habit forming, and now well-entrenched threat to our country, and it's hitting our kids even harder--obesity.

According to Professor Barry Popkin at the University of North Carolina, Americans have increased their DAILY caloric intake from about 1,803 Kcal in 1978 to 2,374 Kcal in 2006. How did that happen? Researchers conclude that portion size (especially "supersizing"), the number of daily meals, and type of snacks eaten are the biggest factors. Daily meals and snacks rose from 3.8 in 1977 to 4.8 in 2006 and went as high as 7 per day. Though portion size seems to have stabilized in the last few years, the total number of calories is still increasing. Where do the extra calories come from? Expert advice has been to eat smaller, more frequent meals to boost metabolism and control hunger rather than 3 large meals a day. It appears that advice has been followed, but we flew off the tracks on the CHOICE of foods. When those smaller meals include high-calorie and salty options like "super sized" snacks, the benefits of smaller meals vanish, except around our middles of course!

One major villain in this dietary train wreck is soft drinks, including re-hydration liquids, which account for over 220 excess daily calories over these years. At the same time, dry snack foods changed to higher amounts of fat and sugar with little fiber, vitamins, or minerals. Even shopping for healthy foods has become tougher. Our food market space is now dominated by processed food, which hides threatening levels of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), an industry that now holds enormous political power. For more details, watch the YouTube video made by the University of California San Francisco called "Sugar: The Bitter Truth". Some physicians and food scientists make a strong argument that HFCS should be classified as a POISON. Yikes! So, how can we manage our weight properly?

Experts agree that over 90% of all diets fail to sustain long term weight loss. Those that ARE successful at keeping excess weight off have acquired a healthy lifestyle they actually enjoy. Moderating screen time, re-acquainting one's taste buds to the subtle flavors of fresh produce, whole grains, lean meat, and establishing a regular, amusing routine of exercise are all part of these long term success stories. How much exercise is required for this new lifestyle? Not as much as you think.

Ping Pong Checklist Vs Meal Table