Well, it’s been another busy week! On Thursday, I had the opportunity to speak to Debbie and Alison, the hosts of Mind Your Own Business Radio, about both the 5210 Let’s Go! Program and the Miss Collegiate America Pageant (Thank you Deb and Alison!). Let’s Go! is a community-based initiative that promotes healthy lifestyle choices for children, youth and families in Southern Maine Communities. The numbers that accompany the “Let’s Go!” title signify the consumption of 5 or more fruits and veggies each day, 2 hours or less of recreational screen time 1 or more hours of physical activity, and 0 sugary drinks (along with more water and low fat milk). Children, parents, schools, health care providers, and community leaders can find useful information on the Let’s Go! Website, www.letsgo.org, including initiative guidelines, healthy recipes, upcoming events, activity suggestions, links to various websites, and the Get Up and Go Guide, which is designed to help Southern Maine residents locate physical activity and nutrition resources available for youth in their area. Check it out! Also check out the new USDA website, http://www.choosemyplate.gov/, where the new food guide was unveiled today. Choose My Plate replaces the My Pyramid website which was unveiled along with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines. The revised 2005 food guide pyramid received quite a bit of criticism, but it is hoped that the MyPlate design will serve as a simpler, more recognizable symbol of healthy eating. The new dietary icon suggests filling half of your plate with fruits and vegetables, eating more whole grains, drinking water instead of sugary drinks and fat-free milk instead of whole milk, and avoiding oversized portions. This new symbol will probably be introduced to children in their school health curricula soon!
Monday, Memorial Day, was a day of honoring and commemorating the service of veterans across the United States. I was pleased to participate in the Portland Memorial Day Parade, and was thrilled to see the number of people who lined the streets to give thanks to fallen members of the U.S Military and express their patriotism, American flags in hand! Joining me in the parade were Miss Maine High School, Miss Maine Preschool and Miss Maine Elementary. I also had the chance to catch up with some of this year’s Miss Maine America contestants, who participated in the parade along with Maine’s Outstanding Teen. Their 2011 pageant will be held in Brunswick on June 17th and 18th. All of the girls have been working hard to prepare for the competition, and I can’t wait to attend! Below is a picture from this year’s Memorial Day parade! (I'm wearing a Karen Millen dress from The Royal We!)
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