Transcript Healthy Food in OST - Health Promotion Council
Healthy Food Makes Healthy Kids
Training for OST Sites Presented by
Out-of-School Time Partnership Initiative
Health Promotion Council
1/31/14
Stand up if……
Why Out-of-School Time?
Potential to improve the environment for
20,000
Philadelphia youth in OST programs every year Less structure than school day Youth get up to 3 meals a day away from home.
40%
of youth are overweight or obese in Philadelphia.
Ten Healthy Living Guidelines for OST
• Reflect national best policies and practices to make it easier for youth to make healthy choices and maintain a healthy weight. • Guidelines improve the OST environment and reflect conditions that sites can control.
Child Obesity in Philadelphia
Northwes t West Oak lane , Olney, Logan, Germantown North Center City Far Northeast Frankford, Tacony Bridesburg, Richmond, Kensington, South Southwest
Improve the OST Environment to Prevent Overweight and Obesity
Obesity does not guarantee health problems, but it: • Increases risk for 20 major diseases – Obese youth, ages 5-20 • 60% had one cardiovascular risk factor, like high blood pressure • 25 % had two cardiovascular risk factors
F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2011
http://healthyamericans.org/report/88/
Sugary Drinks
Are You Pouring on the Pounds?
(NYC Health Dept. Anti-Soda Ads) • Do You Drink 93 Sugar Packets a Day?
• Man Eating Sugar • Man Drinking Fat
PSA on Sugar-Loaded Beverages
(Seattle & King County Public Health Dept.) • Glass of Sugar
How Much Sugar in a Can of Cola?
• Teaspoons of Sugar
Six OST HealthyLiving Food and Nutrition Guidelines
Aim to create a food environment where healthy food is eaten and served
OST Healthy Living Food and Nutrition Guideline 1
:*:
OST program does not serve or allow sugary drinks
Rationale: • Youth consume an average of 300 calories per day of sugar-sweetened beverages which is about 2 cans of soda or 20 teaspoons of sugar a day.
* mandatory starting July, 2012 Each cube = 1 teaspoon sugar
Sugary drinks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUgSUMVa0 mA&feature=youtu.be
• Sugar sweetened beverage consumption: • contributes to excess weight • contributes to tooth decay • replaces milk consumption, and is associated with lower bone mineral density and increased fractures in girls Do You Drink 93 Sugar Packets a Day?
Image created by Tri-county Department of Health, Colorado
GuidelineFN 2 *:
Safe, fresh drinking water is available to youth at all times, indoors and outdoors,
including field trips.
• Water must be available for consumption, but does not replace snack or supper meal components.
• Lots of resources in the toolkit
OST Healthy Living Food and Nutrition Guideline 3: • Each OST provider adopts a comprehensive strategy to improve the food environment during OST, reflecting food service requirements, community perspectives, and good nutrition by: eliminating outside food, OR allowing food in the program that reflects recommended health and nutrition principles, for example, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 .
Dietary Guidelines 2010: Summary
“A healthy eating pattern limits intake of sodium, solid fats, added sugars, and refined grains and emphasizes nutrient-dense foods and beverages vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products,seafood, lean meats and poultry, eggs, beans and peas, and nuts and seeds .
” Source: USDA Dietary Guidelines, 2010: Executive Summary.
What should we serve?
• Fruits and Vegetables • Breads or crackers with whole grains • Lean meats • Low-fat milk, yogurt and cheese • Beans and Rice • • Low-sugar items http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewdwo1Jr Wek&feature=youtu.be
OST Healthy Living Food and Nutrition Guideline 4:
A pleasant social environment is provided during scheduled meals and snacks, encouraging social interaction, conversation, and positive eating behaviors.
Promoting Healthy Behaviors
• Scheduled meals and snacks • Set clear expectations for mealtime behaviors – Socialization and conversations – Practice table manners – Clean-up – Don’t rush, enjoy mealtimes
Promoting Healthy Behaviors • Offer regularly scheduled meals and snacks • Encourage youth to try new foods- don’t force • Trust children’s appetite – Don’t force them to eat or finish – Let them eat if they are still hungry • Never reward youth with foods, especially non-nutritious foods.
Division of Responsibility, E. Satter
OST Healthy Living Food and Nutrition Guideline 5:
OST programs that offer nutrition education use credible nutrition materials from non-profit, federal, state or city agencies. Educational materials with food company logos or advertising are not to be used .
Nutrition Education can be fun!
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Do You Know How Food Portions Have Changed in the Past 20 Years?
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OST Food and Nutrition Guideline 6:
The OST program serves meals and snacks in a clean and safe environment, at proper serving temperatures, in compliance with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health Office of Food Protection requirements.
Food and Nutrition Guidelines • Safe food handling is critical to prevent food borne illnesses, and the spread of infectious diseases. • Good hand washing habits should be taught and supported in OST programs.
Website www.hpcpa.org/OST
Toolkit Videos Educational resources Training Power Points Parent and Staff Handouts Geographic Information System Maps (GIS)
Toolkit
Healthy Food Breakouts
• Planning a healthy celebration • Planning a fundraiser with healthy food • Engaging parents and families around healthy eating • Choosing a food policy that works for your site • Improving foods served in OST
• HPC
Technical Assistance
As a result of today’s session
• I plan to …………………..at my OST site
Contact Information
For more information contact: • Lauren Williams, Program Coordinator, Health Promotion
Council
• Robin Rifkin, Program Manager, Health Promotion Council [email protected]