There’s a lot of discussion about healthy kids. Parents want to know how to help kids be healthy.

Being healthy is a way of saying a person eats well, gets a lot of exercise, and has a healthy weight. If you’re healthy, your body works well, feels good, and can do all the things you want to do, like running around with your friends.

Here are five rules to live by, if you’re a kid who wants to be healthy.

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Do not be picky about food. What you like eating doesn’t mean they are healthy. If you eat many kinds of food, especially fruit and vegetables, you’re more likely to get the nutrients your body needs.

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When you’re really thirsty, cold water is the No. 1 for you. Kids need calcium to build strong bones, and milk is good to do that.

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What does it feel like to be full? When you’re eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Eating too much can make you feel uncomfortable and, over a period of time, can lead to unhealthy weight gain.

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Do you know the blue light? It’s a kind of light that comes from the screens of many electronic devices, like TVs, computers and smart phones. Too much blue light can stop you from getting sleepy and you will sleep badly.

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Besides watching TV or playing computer games, why not go out to exercise and do some sports? So when your mom or dad says it’s time to stop staring at the screen, put down your iPhone, pick up your basketball and enjoy some games outdoors!

Tell your parents about these rules. If you’re a healthy kid, why shouldn’t you have a healthy mom and a healthy dad?

It’s important for us to be healthy. But how can we keep healthy? First, you should eat fruit and vegetables three or four times a week. Then eat some tofu every day because it’s good for people, both the young and the old. Milk is also necessary (必要的), especially for women. So you should have milk twice a day. It can help you to be strong. Next, doing more exercise is better. You can do morning exercises or evening exercises. After supper you should take a walk.

My name is Tom Brown. I have a good friend, his name is Joe Green. Every day he has too much food. He doesn’t like playing sports. He has a big breakfast every morning. He has four eggs, some bread and milk. For lunch, he eats two hamburgers and some chicken. For dinner, he likes eating rice, beef and fish. He likes ice-cream, too. He is not healthy. He is too fat. But he is very friendly to me and I like him.