Welcome to the Webcast: Create a New Nutrition Culture for Children Live: January 21, pm PT (1pm MT, 2pm CT, 3pm ET)

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1 Welcome to the Webcast: Create a New Nutrition Culture for Children Live: January 21, pm PT (1pm MT, 2pm CT, 3pm ET) Audio: Sound can be heard through your computer speakers, headphones or the following telephone phone number:

2 Create a New Nutrition Culture for Children Connie Evers, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Author, How to Teach Nutrition to Kids Susan Bagby, MD Professor of Medicine, OHSU Outreach Committee Chair, Moore Institute For Nutrition & Wellness, OHSU Sarah Byrne Webcast Host, Broadcast Journalist 2

3 This webcast is sponsored by The OHSU Bob and Charlee Moore Institute for Nutrition & Wellness MISSION To reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases throughout life By promoting healthy, nutrient-rich whole-food diets By ensuring a healthy start for future generations The Power of Partnership 3

4 Teaching nutrition to kids is no easy task in our current culture 4

5 Webinar Overview A snapshot of our children s health The Developmental Origin of Health and Disease (and why it s important to reach children with this message) How to engage children and elicit behavior change Lots of fun examples! How YOU can be a part of creating change 5

6 How to Teach Nutrition to Kids "As parents and educators, it is our job to create a new culture for health, one where we model good eating and fitness habits, provide healthy shared meals and set limits on foods with little nutritional value." 6

7 Habits of Healthy Children Eat breakfast every day Eat family meals several times each week Eat a variety of nutrient-rich foods at meals & snacks each day Physically active at least 60 minutes each day Screen time <2 hrs/daily; 0 for children birth to two 0/ 7

8 Habits of Too Many Children Poor Eating Habits not enough fruits and vegetables, whole grains or dairy servings Decline in physical activity/too much screen time Frequent Fast Food Consumers Frequent consumers of sugar sweetened beverages Responders to advertising & media Portions are out of control 0/ 8

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10 The Developmental Origin of Health and Disease Nutritional Environment in the Womb Alters Chronic Disease Risk in Later Life GrandMother Mother Daughter 0/ 10

11 11 Maternal Obesity Transmits Obesity & Diabetes Risk to Offspring Transgenerational Transmission of Obesity Obesity-HTN Obesity-HTN 6 Mother Daughter

12 Kids Nutrition Today Shapes the Health of Future Generations Triple Benefit of Teaching Nutrition to Kids: 1. Their own health is improved, present and future 2. The early-life nutrition of future offspring is enhanced, creating resistance to chronic disease in the next generation 3. The nutrition knowledge and skills acquired will sustain healthy food habits for life and will transmit to future generations 12

13 How to Teach Nutrition to Kids Effective Nutrition Education Fun/Engaged Integrated Behavior-based 13

14 Teaching in the Garden 14

15 Garden Art 15

16 Putting a Nutrition Twist on Fairy Tales 16

17 Fairy Tale Activity What would you put in Little Red Riding Hood s food basket? 17

18 Nutrition: A Part of Every Subject Label reading Recipe adjustments Graphing nutrition goals/ diet analysis Re-writing food-themed fairytales Reading nutrition storybooks Writing advocacy/policy letters Exploring Individual/Family Food Culture Studying world food cultures Exploring social justice issues around food Studying body systems (digestive, circulatory, etc.) Applying scientific method to explore nutrition issues Learning about plant science, soil, ecosystems 18

19 Food Relays Play Veggie, Veggie Fruit Silly songs or raps Food Group Relays 19

20 The Cafeteria is a Laboratory! 20

21 Promote a positive body image Every body is a great body! 21

22 How Much Nutrition? Ideal amount for behavior change is 50 hours/school year But, any nutrition education is great! The book How to Teach Nutrition to Kids also has an extensive listing of additional nutrition education resources and curriculum. Use this program as inspiration and come up with your own great ideas! 22

23 CREATE CHANGE The 3 components of the How to Teach Nutrition to Kids Program 50 Hours of nutrition education per year will lead to positive behavior change. This kit will help you get there! 23

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25 Available to order at 25

26 Thank You! Oregon Food Bank Learning Garden staff & volunteers Rachel Carson Environmental Middle School students, staff, & chaperones Beaverton School District Nutrition Services Dept. & Students of Five Oaks Middle School 26

27 Thank you for your participation. The Moore Institute: Better the Future: 27

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