Hello everyone this is Monica Reinagel and you are listening to the

nutrition divas quick and dirty tips for eating well and feeling fabulous and

we're talking about kids today and how to keep their diet healthy during the summer, but

grown-ups are going to benefit just as much for these tips. Schools out for the summer and the kids are finally free to get outside and play.

That, plus the abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables, should make summer the healthiest time of year for kids.

The reality, however, is more disturbing.

According to a new survey done by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the YMCA. The amount of time that kids spend

watching TV or playing video games actually increases in the summer. Two-thirds of school-age kids spend three or more hours a day

in front of a screen when school is out. Now, kids also spend a bit more time engaged in sports

or other physical activities during the summer

than they do during the school year, but fewer than half of them are getting even an hour of

exercise each day. And as much as we like to criticize those school lunch programs, they may

actually be more nutritious than what kids eat at home during the summer.

Most schools, for example, have now prohibited the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages on school

property.

Is the same true at your house?

Unfortunately, excessive summer weight gain among school kids is now a widespread trend and it's particularly

common in kids who are already overweight but it's not too late to reverse this

trend and today I have five ways but it's not too late to reverse this trend.

And today I have five ways for you to head off summer weight gain in kids.

Tip number one, stay on a schedule.

Kids often enjoy staying up a bit later and sleeping in a little in the mornings in the summer.

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