PAUL PIERCE TEACHES HIS DAUGHTER ABOUT HEALTHY EATING
As a child, NBA player Paul Pierce was referred to as the “roly-poly kid.’’
“I struggled with my own weight as a young man and I have seen my family, friends, and community struggle with not having enough opportunities to eat well and engage in physical activity,’’ says Pierce, 32. “Staying active and eating well has been a huge part of my success and I think it’s critical that kids understand how important exercise and nutrition are to a happy, successful life.’’
In fact, Pierce is adamant about teaching his two-year-old daughter Prianna healthy eating habits. Prianna is already a fan of Broccoli and salmon.
“She wants whatever I eat, it’s crazy,’’ he said, laughing. And they both love chocolate ice cream.
“I can’t help it,’’ says Pierce. “I think if you exercise right and eat right it’s OK to reward yourself, and that’s the way I reward myself, with a nice cup of chocolate ice cream.’’ Once a week.
Paul is now the national spokesman for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, which aims to reduce childhood obesity by 2015. As part of Paul’s campaign initiative, he has launched website TheTruthOnHealth.org. Check out TruthOnHealthy.org to pick up tips on how to start your kids on the path toward healthy living.
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His daughter is so cute. She has a birthday coming up this month, too.Happy Birthday in advance. I love the way BCK posted celebrity baby birthdays for the whole month of April.
Thank you to her Daddy for caring about kids of America and their physical well being.
she is cute
There are LoTs of chiLdren oVerweight now-a-days! so PauL P. this is a great thing you are doing, not onLy for your daughter but society as well! =)
Wonderful! My aunt needs to be like that with her son. He is almost 5 and weights 83 lbs.
He seems like a great role model and dad.
That’s great Mr. Pierce. Keep up the good work. That’s a cute little girl you have there.
His daughter is soooooooooooooooo Cute.
Paul sounds like an amazing dad. And how awesome is it that he’s combating one of America’s biggest problems, obesity. And what a cute little girl