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The Scoop

By the Numbers:
have a picky eater?

Here are some ways you can help avoid

childhood obesity, encourage picky eaters to
branch out and make mealtime a bit easier.

350,000
/
Last year alone, people from
/ Get physical: Experts recommend kids get
60 minutes of moderate physical activity a

across our city, region, state and world trusted Ochs- few days a week. Hiking, biking, swimming—

even gardening—as a family are great ways
ner with their health. hey came from all 50 states
to be sure your child gets enough exercise.
and more than 70 countries for complex transplants,

/ Skip the sugary drinks: Encourage your
advanced heart procedures and experienced cancer
kids to drink water rather than sugar-laden
sodas, lavored juices or sports drinks.
care because they knew Ochsner would deliver the

highest level of care possible. /
/ Keep your fridge healthy, too: Stock your
kitchen with healthy snacks and drinks, such

as nuts, fresh fruits and reduced-fat milk.
top 100

/ Eat dinner as a family: Time spent together

at the dinner table is an opportunity not only Ochsner Health System was named one

to eat more nutritiously but also to foster of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals in 2014 by Truven Health Analytics, a
deeper connections.
leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and
quality of healthcare. Ochsner is the only hospital in Louisiana, Mis-

/ Be a role model: Set a good example for sissippi and Alabama to receive this honor alongside institutions such
your kids by eating healthfully, being open
as Duke University Hospital, Scott & White Hospital, and Vanderbilt
to trying new foods and exercising regularly.
University Medical Center. For more information on Ochsner and its

quality rankings and outcomes, visit www.ochsner.org/didyouknow.
➜ For more ways to encourage kids to eat
well, visit www.ochsner.org/pickyeaters.

➜ To learn more about Ochsner Hospital /

for Children, visit www.ochsner.org/ Quality isn’t what you say about yourself, it’s what
childrensvideo.

others say about you. To learn more about what others

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are saying, visit www.ochsner.org/didyouknow.
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“Picky eaters won’t

change overnight. Start with

simple changes that will

➜ CareChex®, a division of Comparion, ranked
have sustainable beneits.”
Ochsner No. 2 in the nation for overall hospital
—Patricia Granier, MD, Pediatrics
care, in addition to other impressive rankings in

Section Head, Ochsner Health Center several specialty areas.

for Children – Metairie and Destrehan

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