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Embracing Healthy Eating and Active Living for Lifelong Wellness

Discover the transformative benefits of healthy eating and active living for students. This presentation delves into favorite foods, explores the impact of nutrition on weight, sports performance, and overall health, and highlights alarming rates of obesity in Newfoundland and Labrador. Learn how schools can promote healthy habits, including food guidelines for balanced diets. Understand the importance of physical activity and how we can collectively foster environments that support healthier choices. Together, we can make the healthy choice the easy choice!

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Embracing Healthy Eating and Active Living for Lifelong Wellness

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  1. Student Presentation

  2. Let’s Talk What are your favorite foods?

  3. Helps you learn Promotes healthy weight Sports performance Keeps you healthy Prevents diseases Dental health Sleep better Increase self-esteem & self-confidence Decrease depression & anxiety What are the benefits of healthy eating and active living?

  4. Did You Know? • Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest rate of overweight and obesity in Canada • Poor eating habits and physical inactivity contribute to many health problems among adults • These health problems such as type 2 diabetes are now being seen in children

  5. Environment • 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

  6. Portion Sizes National Geographic, August 2004

  7. Advertising…Can Nutrition Education Compete?

  8. Change is happening at many levels You can help create a school environment that supports healthy eating!

  9. School Food Guidelines • Foods served or sold in school should make a positive contribution to students’ eating habits • Schools teach about healthy eating. They should also model healthy eating. • Guidelines include 3 categories of food: • Serve Most • Serve Moderately • Foods Not Included

  10. Grain Products • Choose whole grains more often • Breads, cereals, pasta, rice, tortilla wraps, crackers • Serve Moderately: White based grains

  11. Fruits and Vegetables • Fresh • Frozen Fruit can also be: • Canned in juice • Dried fruit Serve Moderately: • Sweetened fruits/juices • French fries (once a week)

  12. Milk Products • Choose lower fat & unsweetened products • White milk (<2% milk fat - M.F.) • Lower fat cheese (<20% M.F.) • Yogurt (<2% M.F.) Serve Moderately • Chocolate milk • Yogurt drinks • Ice cream (once a week)

  13. Meat and Alternatives • Choose lean cuts of meat, fish, poultry and dried beans and peas • Use lower fat cooking methods • Use in moderation any added fats such as oil, gravy, cream sauces Serve Moderately: • Salami, pepperoni, bologna, wieners, bacon, chicken wings, or fried meats (once a week)

  14. Foods Not Included • 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 • Popsicles, Jello • Potato chips • Pop, fruit drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks • Battered & fried products – nuggets, battered & fried chicken pieces, onion rings

  15. Active Living Do you get 60 minutes of physical activity every day?

  16. Encouraging Active Living • Active Transportation • Intramurals & Informal activities • Access to school/community resources after school hours • Physical Education • Activities in other classes

  17. Key Messages • Healthy eating & active living matters • It’s not always easy to eat healthy in today’s world • There are opportunities to increase physical activity within our school community • We can all be agents of change • Let’s all work together to make the healthy choice the easy choice for students!

  18. What can you, as students, do to support Living Healthy? Nutrition Physical Activity

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