Health & Fitness PORT WELLNESS Sports Week Keeping Kids Hydrated A s summer fun approaches, it seems to be more chal- lenging than ever to think about good drink options for kids. Choosing drinks can be tricky while wanting the kids to stay hydrated and yet, still offering healthy choices. With all of the new waters on the market some kids are skipping some much needed drinks and over-drinking empty calories or unnecessary supplement nutrients. Water is always a good choice when thirst sets in on a hot summer day. But don't forget good nutrition while we start our long lazy days of summer. During the summer, it is very important for growing children to get enough calcium. Therefore, my first advice is to continue to offer milk as a child's first drink. Most school-aged children are only get- ting 40 percent of their calcium needs. Without enough calcium, bone health is affected. Because children are growing and building their bone density for a lifetime, this calcium intake is essential. So, JCC Maccabi teams head for Denver, Richmond, Baltimore. Water is always a good choice when thirst sets in on a hot summer day. adding cold-refreshing calcium rich drinks can be a healthy step for the entire family. Here are some ways to offer more calcium-rich summer drinks: • Skim or 1 percent plain milk or chocolate milk (skim milk is a great way to add carbohydrate and protein to any meal); • Summer Blended Fruit Drink (1 cup skim milk, 1/2 cup of fruit fresh or frozen berries-immersion blender works great for these. Add 1/2 cup fruit juice or banana for added sweetness); • Skim Milk Breakfast Shake (1 cup skim milk, add 1/2 banana and 1 TBSP peanut butter for a pre-camp breakfast boost). ❑ Emily Camiener, MPH RD, is a nutritionist with Vita, center for wellness at Henry D etroit's JCC Maccabi team will hold its send-off meeting 4:30 p.m. Sunday, July 25, in Handleman Hall at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Some 90 Detroit teen athletes will participate at one of three sites: Denver, Colo. (Aug. 1-6), Richmond, Va. (Aug. 1-6) and Baltimore, Md. (Aug. 8-13). Several Detroiters will participate in the national Maccabi ArtsFest Aug. 8-13 in San Rafael, Calif. Denver, Aug. 1 - 6 Detroit delegation head, Nicole Wagner. Assistant delegation head, Harold Friedman. Baseball, boys 14 and under: Coach Jim Dworman, Avi Cohen, Eric Dworman, Noah Collen, Ben Taub, Jordan Gal, Mitchell Jones, Jake Ishboia, Jaden King, Zach resnick, Steven Saham, Jon Kaufman. Basketball, boys 16 and under: Coach Barry Bershad, Jesse Medina, Josh Stroster, Yale Williams, Jeremy Fishman, Seth Goldman, Jared Kohlenberg, Omer Oppenheim. Golf, girls 14 and under: Corrine Moses. Soccer, boys 14 and under: Coach Dave Schwartz, Ben Mazer, Evan Flashner, Brady Goldstein, Oran Lieberman, Jonah Newman, Brett Rubenfire, Zach Walter, Noah Cutler, Mitchell Salhaney. Track, boys 14 and under: Coach Sybil Offen, Lorne Newhouse, Emery Weiss, Eli Tukel. Volleyball, girls 16 and under: Coach Bradley Steele, Sydney Rosen, Rebecca Berman, Jesse Adler, Leslie Alter, Sammie Goldsmith, Erin Graub, Rheanna Henney, Lilli Malach, Ashley Silbert, Megan Simmons. Richmond, Aug. 1 - 6 Detroit delegation head, Stuart Bass. Basketball, boys 14 and under: Coach Steve Weiss, Josh Bender, Max Ford West Bloomfield Hospital. Her e- Sandberg, Eric Weiss, Dylan Deitch, Johnny Narens, Sam Orley, Oliver Soble, Jonah Kest, Max Weiss. mail address is ecamienl@hfhs.org . Bowling: Shlomoi Honig, Stanley Wolf. Dance, girls 13-14: Coach Allie Ruben, Brianna Dines, Nicole Goodman. Summer Blender Drinks Orange Creamer 1 cup (calcium and vit d fortified) orange juice 1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt 1/2 cup frozen mango or peaches Ice Soccer, girls 16 and under: Coach Larry Silver, Molly Williams, Sarah Hoberman, Amanda Guttman, Rachel Lubin, Alyssa Neff, Emily Rozin, Roxanne Segall, Jamie Shapiro, Claire Yerman, Franci Silver. Soccer, boys 16 and under: Al Yerman (with Peninsula JCC). Swimming: Coach Ronda Brodsky, 15-16: Alex Dworman, Brandon Sherbel, Andrew Jacob; 13-14: Tim Kaplan, Mason Horn. Tennis: Coach Jodi Nierynck; 15-16: Ben Beltser, Eli Sherizen; 13-14: Daniel Put each ingredient in a blender on medium speed for 2 minutes (for added creaminess, add 2 TBSP dry skim milk powder) Eilender, Jacob Kroll, Audrey Elkus, Alex Gruskin, Josh Gun, Bradley Levin, Cameron Peres, Jack Kelman. Freeze leftover drinks for eating as popsicles and slushies!! Baltimore, Aug. 8 - 13 Non - Dairy Orange Creamer 1 cup vanilla flavored calcium fortified soy or almond milk 1 cup calcium fortified orange juice 1 /2 cup frozen mango or peaches Ice Detroit delegation head, Karen Gordon Inline Hockey, boys 16 and under: Coach Bryan Robbins, Matthew Past, Seth Blazofsky, Joseph Kahn, Jordan Rabens, Ethan Weinfeld, Avi Katz, Connor Schram, Cody Hyman, Adam Phillips. Table Tennis, boys 13-14: Drew Awerbach, Adam Feinstein. ❑ July. 22 2010 51