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All-Star Nutrition (NBA game)

You may not be a professional athlete, but you can eat like an "all-star."

Professional athletes know what their bodies need to perform, and they make eating choices to maximize their abilities. To get the most out of your body, give it all-star nutrition. As you sit down this weekend to watch the NBA All-Star game, think about your eating and activity routine.

Do you exercise - walk, run, bike, skate or swim - for twenty minutes most days of the week?
Do you choose a wide variety of foods with whole grains, fruits and vegetables making up the majority?
Do you choose lean meat, fish and poultry in moderate portions?
Do you include two or more servings of low-fat dairy products everyday?

If you answered yes to most of these questions, you're training your body for health. More no than yes answers? This might be the time to develop a game plan for healthful eating and activity. The first strategy - make better food choices. Don't foul - out because of no exercise. Start slowly to get moving and before you know it you'll have a training routine you can enjoy to score big for life.

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