Dallas Cowboys Legend Darren Woodson Introduces PepsiCo S.M.A.R.T. Program in San Antonio To Promote Active, Healthy Lifestyles.SAN ANTONIO San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. -- PepsiCo Partners With KaBOOM! To Build Smart Spot Playground At Cobblestone Village Apartments Dallas Cowboys n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun Chairman, Walzem Area Revitalization, Inc, also will participate in today's event. Live S.M.A.R.T. S.M.A.R.T. stands for five simple steps that encourage active living and better food choices: --Start with a healthy breakfast --Move more --Add more fruits, vegetables and whole grains --Remember to hydrate hydrate (hī`drāt), chemical compound that contains water. A common hydrate is the familiar blue vitriol, a crystalline form of cupric sulfate. Chemically, it is cupric sulfate pentahydrate, CuSO4·5H2O. --Try lower calorie or lower fat foods "Staying healthy requires living an active lifestyle and making better nutritional choices, which is what we at PepsiCo and Frito-Lay are trying to demonstrate through our S.M.A.R.T. initiative," said Glenn Kveton, San Antonio Zone Operations Manager See datacenter manager. for Frito-Lay. "This Smart Spot playground enables kids and their parents to move more, one of the basic principles of the S.M.A.R.T. life." Designed to be easy-to-remember and easy-to-incorporate into daily life, the S.M.A.R.T steps are based on research by James O. Hill, Ph.D., a developer of the National Weight Control Registry The National Weight Control Registry is a United States register of people (18 years or older) who have lost at least 14 kg (30 lb) of weight and kept it off for at least one year. and co-founder of America On the Move. The steps address both sides of the energy balance equation: managing the calories consumed through food and the calories burned from physical activity. "As busy parents, my wife and I always look for fun, easy ways to keep the family eating healthier and staying active, but it can be challenging," said Woodson. "What I like about PepsiCo's S.M.A.R.T. steps is that they make a healthy lifestyle seem a lot more realistic and achievable for families." "Healthy communities are made up of healthy kids. The playground will provide a safe place for children and families to play, and it will improve the overall wellness of the entire neighborhood," Lisa Pinkstaff, Director of Resident Services, Cobblestone Village Apartments. "We want to thank PepsiCo, Frito-Lay and KaBOOM! for building the playground in our community so we can ensure our children stay physically active and establish healthy habits to last a lifetime." The S.M.A.R.T. Lifestyle The tenets of the S.M.A.R.T. lifestyle are based on Dr. Hill's research with America On the Move, which shows that the people who were most successful in improving their health didn't make drastic changes. Instead, they did a few basic things that could be easily incorporated into their everyday lives. This conclusion was further supported by Dr. Hill's research with the National Weight Control Registry, which identified behaviors most successful in maintaining weight loss. S.M.A.R.T. is a comprehensive lifestyle program with a number of components including an industry-leading, national advertising campaign that promotes healthy lifestyles beyond products, a free mini-magazine called Everyday SMART Moves, and a comprehensive website in English and Spanish with tips, tools and resources at www.smartspot.com. PepsiCo is also helping people make better choices by putting the Smart Spot(TM) symbol on products that meet a nutritional criteria based on authoritative statements from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) and the National Academy of Sciences. The Smart Spot symbol appears on more than 250 PepsiCo products including Tropicana Pure Premium, Aquafina, Gatorade, Baked! Lays, Quaker Oatmeal and Diet Pepsi Diet Pepsi is a low-calorie carbonated cola, introduced in 1964 as a variant of Pepsi-Cola with no sugar. Its current formula in the United States contains only the artificial sweetener aspartame, but the current Canadian formulation contains both aspartame (124mg/355ml) and , among many others. Find Smart Spot Playgrounds Across the Country PepsiCo and KaBOOM! will build 12 playgrounds by the end of 2006. The playgrounds will be located in Washington, D.C.; Dallas; Phoenix; San Antonio; Chicago; Sacramento, Calif.; Little Rock, Ark.; Detroit; New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ; Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and Miami. "At KaBOOM!, we want to see a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America," said Darell Hammond, chief executive officer and co-founder of KaBOOM!. "PepsiCo is helping us realize this vision by building Smart Spot playgrounds in communities that want to move more, have fun and live healthier." About PepsiCo PepsiCo is one of the world's largest food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. companies, with 2005 annual revenues of more than $32 billion. Its principal businesses include Frito-Lay snacks, Pepsi-Cola beverages, Gatorade sports drinks, Tropicana juices and Quaker foods. Its portfolio includes 17 brands that each generates $1 billion or more in annual retail sales. About KaBOOM! Celebrating its ten year anniversary in 2006, KaBOOM! is a national nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that envisions a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America. Over the past decade, KaBOOM! has used its innovative community-build model to bring together business and community interests to construct nearly 1,000 new playgrounds, skateparks, sports fields and ice rinks across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . KaBOOM! also offers a variety of resources, including a web portal and online community, regional and national trainings, grants and publications for communities that wish to plan a new playspace on their own. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., KaBOOM! also has offices in Chicago, Atlanta and San Mateo, CA. For more information, visit www.kaboom.org. About Cobblestone Village Apartments Community Housing Corporation of America (CHC CHC Chicago Cubs CHC Community Health Center CHC Chestnut Hill College (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) CHC Congressional Hispanic Caucus CHC Community Health Council (UK National Health Service) ) was founded in 1990 for the purpose of providing affordable housing and linking with community partners to provide services to low to moderate income families. Cobblestone Village Apartments, site of the playground build, is one of the affordable housing developments owned by CHC in San Antonio. There are almost 184 families and about 75 children living at Cobblestone Villages. In addition to providing safe housing, CHC strives to provide services to the resident families. During the past three years CHC has created Kids Clubs, seniors' activities, and hosts a variety of educational workshops to offer opportunities for residents to improve their lives and those of their families. |
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