In the past three decades, the United States has seen the number of obese 6-11 year olds triple and the number of preschoolers and teenagers double. Depending on who you listen to, obesity has surpassed smoking as the number one cause of preventable death in this country.

A healthy diet should include a good variety of nutritious foods. These include breads, pastas, fruits and vegetables. Eating breakfast is also an important part of a healthy diet.

Healthy diets contain a variety of foods
In general, we should all eat:

* A wide variety of nutritious foods
* Plenty of breads and cereals (particularly wholegrain), vegetables, legumes (such as chickpeas) and fruit

Do you get up in the morning, smile at yourself in the mirror, and feel good about who you are?

Do you leave the house with a strong stride and sense of confidence with an ability to obtain what you want to achieve in every aspect of your life?

That is what passion is about.

And here’s the secret that everyone is looking for:
It is something that is available to anyone and everyone including you!

Australians are often divided into the haves, and the have-nots.

But they're not always talking about money.

These days, it's often the haves (too much body fat), versus the have-nots (not overweight).

We can't seem to make up our minds whether to eat at McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut, Krispy Kreme, Starbucks, and All-You-Can-Eat fast food restaurants, or whether to grab a protein snack, a freshly-squeezed fruit juice with wheatgrass and go straight to the gym.