New: Download the We Can!® Go, Slow, Whoa Widget

The We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition)® program has a new widget that offers drop-down menus to allow you to select a food group, such as breads and cereals, and discover which foods in that group are the healthiest to eat. Each food group includes lists of the following kinds of foods:

1. Go foods are the lowest in fat, sugar, and calories and can be eaten any time.
2. Slow foods are higher in fat, added sugar, and calories and should be eaten less often.
3. Whoa foods are the highest in fat, added sugar, and calories and should be eaten only once in a while, in small portions.

Download and use this interactive tool to help you and your family make smart food choices.

http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/WeCanMini

Aim for a Healthy Weight by Keeping an Eye on Portion Size

When eating out, do you wonder what foods on the menu are heart healthy choices? Do you wonder how much to eat of a typical restaurant-sized portion? You may have noticed that food portions have grown in size over the years. These larger portions can cause weight gain and bigger waistlines.

These new NHLBI materials can help you choose nutritious foods and portion sizes, and help you stay fit. Download them today:

Maintaining a Healthy Weight On the Go—A Pocket Guide
Use this pocket guide to identify heart healthy dishes in restaurants. Find options with less fat and fewer calories.

Aim for a Healthy Weight: Keep an Eye on Portion Size Z Card
Although you can't always control the food portions served, you can control how much of a portion you eat. This guide will help you assess food portions and meet your healthy eating goals.

Aim for a Healthy Weight Portion Distortion Quiz
Discover how portion sizes today compare to the portions available 20 years ago. Take the quiz and check your answers on the back.

http://emall.nhlbihin.net/Default.asp

Get Involved with the We Can!®
Video Contest

Lights, Camera, Action! We Can!® launches its first ever video contest for its community sites. Here's your chance to help encourage healthy behaviors in children and parents, everywhere. Check out the YouTube page for details at www.youtube.com/nihwecan.

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