Transcript HealthBarn USA - Anthony Escobar's Online Portfolio

HealthBarn USA
“Empowering children and families to live strong,
energetic lives”
By Anthony Escobar
•Located at Abma’s Farm & Market in Wyckoff,
NJ
•Founded in April 2005
•Educational center that teaches health
awareness to children, adolescents and even
adults
•Age range (3-15) and their families
•Offers wok shops with hands on education
•based on trying new foods
•Physical activity
•Kids cultivate seasonal foods on farm
Spinach, parsnips, broccoli,
tomatoes, strawberries
•Kids learn how to compost
•Plant seeds watch them grow!
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Stacy Antine MS, RD, founder and CEO
over 20 years of experience as a nutrition counselor, speaker,
writer and media spokesperson. 18 years exp. Public relations
Tami Mackle, MS, RD, program director
Adjunct faculty member teaches nutrition education in Seton
Hall University in South Orange, NJ.
Jill Petite, MS, certified NY state teacher. general manager
handles scheduling and daily activities.
Rachel Meltzer, MS manager of nutrition and health
promotion
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Spring, Fall & Winter Programs can chose from a 6 or 12 week
course
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“Young Harvesters” ages 8-15
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“Sprouts” ages 5-7 sessions last 1.5 hours
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“Seedlings” ages 3-5 (10 week program) one hour once per
week.
Two part program. Exploring the senses sight, taste, touch and
learning about them to make healthy choices.
1) learning the basics of nutrition
 2) putting the knowledge into action
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Learn how to make healthy food choices and better
understand what they eat!
Try new foods
How to cook with natural foods and create recipes.
Become aware of processed foods
Taught how to grow and harvest fruits and vegetables
Exercise through gardening, planting and harvesting
Self esteem development, develop confidence and
leadership skills through accomplishments during group
activities
Create menus. post them on the wall in front of the
kitchen.
Offer school and community programs
Northern NJ New York, California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania
Host workshops in schools at school assemblies
Teach them about the food guide pyramids
Physical activity led exercises.
Food taste expo – try something new from every food group
Take home recipes and education materials
Sponsored by “whole Foods”
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Garden:
Checked spinach plants
Cleaned up compost soil from rocks
Added to garden
Created a bedding with the soil
Planted parsnips
Cleaned up and helped to take back garden tools.
Scrapbook:
Reviewed Café le Barn assignment
Who will staff it: children volunteer as chefs, juice bartender,
waitress, or host
 Created menu ideas
 Prepare for the opening of the restaurant (ate shabu-shabu)
Japanese for “swish swish”
 Parents are to attend the dinner
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April 1st
Preparation:
Completed menu items for Café le Barn
Prepared foods
Set up table
Parents came to dine at the restaurant
I helped out and introduced myself .
Everyone enjoyed the foods
Children had fun
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learn how to shop wisely
Cooking demonstrations
How to prepare food so that it is nutritious
Learn quick and easy ways to do it
Learn how to talk with their children about food and nutrition
"The assembly showed me that these foods help your body
in many ways. It got me more interested in eating more
veggies, instead of my mom begging me to -- thank
you," student, Hazlet, NJ.
"I want to thank you and congratulate you on the hugely
successful assembly you provided at Lenape Meadows
School. You delivered an age-appropriate wealth of
healthy-eating information to our kindergarten through
third grade students. The children certainly have a
whole new approach to understanding the food
pyramid, and are excited to start making healthier food
choices. It was wonderful to work the food-tasting
tables and witness the children trying new foods that
they probably would never try."
The roles of registered dietitians and dietetic technicians, registered
in health promotion and disease prevention
 JADA (2006), 106: 1875-1884
 http://www.eatright.org/ada/files/Preventionnp.pdf
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Emphasized that Dietitians must use prevention education at the
school level also in community programs to stop the high incidences
of childhood obesity
Emphasized awareness and school based interventions to counter
childhood obesity
Design nutrition education modules and curricula for teachers,
parents and other health professionals.
Promote physical activity in schools
Dietitians must work with policy makers & govt. agencies
US Dept. of Health and Human Services protect the health of
Americans and provide essential human services.