Lets Talk What are your favorite foods? Student Presentation What - PDF document

Let’s Talk What are your favorite foods? Student Presentation What are the benefits of healthy Did You Know? eating and active living? n Helps you learn n Sleep better n Promotes healthy n Increase self- n Poor eating habits and physical weight esteem & self- inactivity contribute to many health confidence problems among adults n Sports performance n Decrease n These health problems such as type 2 n Keeps you healthy depression & diabetes are now being seen in children n Prevents diseases anxiety n Dental health Portion Sizes Environment n Think for a minute about the food: – in grocery stores – in corner stores – in movie theatres – at fast food restaurants – at sports events – at school National Geographic, August 2004 1

Change is happening at many School Food Guidelines levels You can help create n Foods served or sold in school should a school environment that supports healthy eating! make a positive contribution to students’ eating habits n Schools teach about healthy eating. They should also model healthy eating. Grain Products Fruits and Vegetables • Fresh • Choose whole grains more often • Frozen • Breads, cereals, pasta, rice Fruit can also be: • Canned in juice • Dried fruit Serve Moderately: Sweetened fruits/juices • French fries (once a week) • Milk Products Meat and Alternatives • Choose lower fat & unsweetened • Choose lean cuts of meat, fish, poultry and products dried beans and peas • White milk (<2% milk fat - M.F.) • Use lower fat cooking methods • Lower fat cheese (<20% M.F.) • Use in moderation any added fats such as oil, • Yogurt (<2% M.F.) coconut milk Serve Moderately • Chocolate milk • Yogurt drinks • Ice cream (once a week) 2

Foods Not Included Active Living • Some foods provide very few nutrients • Students can fill up on these foods and will not have room for healthier foods Examples: • Cookies, cakes, pies, donuts, chocolate bars Do you get 60 minutes of • Popsicles, Jello physical activity every day? • Potato chips • Pop, fruit drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks • Battered & fried products – nuggets, battered & fried chicken pieces, onion rings Encouraging Active Living n Active Transportation n Intramurals & Informal activities n Access to school/community resources after school hours n Physical Education n Activities in other classes Key Messages What can you, as students, do to support n Healthy eating & active living matters Living Healthy ? n It’s not always easy to eat healthy in today’s world n There are opportunities to increase physical activity within our school community Nutrition n We can all be agents of change Physical Activity n Let’s all work together to make the healthy choice the easy choice for students! 3