School Junk

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School Junk!

• Nutritional alternatives for school parties and
  non-food rewards

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Why Should we be Concerned About Class Parties?

• 95 of children are enrolled in schools.
  Schools play a major role in teaching healthy
  habits.
• Since 1980 ages 6-11 obesity doubled and
  ages 12-19 year olds have tripled.
• 30 of school-aged children are overweight
  or at risk. 15 are obese. Women and minorities
  have increase risk of weight gain than other
  populations.
• Schools can create a healthy eating
  environment. Help to establish life-long health
  habits.
• Maintaining a healthy weight is difficult
  due diets with too much sugar and fats and low
  levels of fruits and vegetables, inactive
  children likely to become inactive adults
• The national Youth Risk Behavior
  Surveillance shows that 80 of schoolchildren do
  not get their 5 a day fruits and vegetables.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• American Obesity Association (AOA)
• California Department of Health Services (CDHS)
• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance

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Wellness Policy

• Federal Public Law (PL 108.265 Section 204) all
  schools must develop a local wellness policy by
  Sept. 2006
• Addressing unhealthy food items at school
• School personnel and parents working together to
  keep students healthy

School nutrition association. Acess at
http//www.schoolnutrition.org/uploadedFiles/Schoo
lNutrition.org/Child_Nutrition/Local_School_Wellne
ss_Policies/SNALocalWellnessPolicyGuidelinesFinal.
pdf
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Classroom Parties
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Classroom Parties Lets Examine Our Own
Attitudes

• Do you feel there is a need to educate students
  and parents about good nutrition?
• Do you feel you can make a difference by changing
  attitudes and behaviors regarding food (your own
  and others)?
• Can you be a role model when it comes to making
  healthy food choices?

• Do you like sweets?
• Do you use food as a reward?
• Do you feel that eating healthy is important?
• Are you aware of the trend of overweight children
  (and adults) and do you think it matters?
  

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Disadvantages To Using Food As A Reward

• It undermines nutrition education being taught at
  school.
• Most snack foods are high in added sugar and fat.
• It teaches kids to eat extra even when theyre
  not hungry

• It contributes to overweight and obesity
• Can lead to serious health problems.
• Kids learn to want unhealthy snack foods

ALTERNATIVES TO USING FOOD AS A REWARD
http//www.tn.fcs.msue.msu.edu/foodrewards.pdf
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What did you have at your last classroom party?
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Snacks Comparison!
CALORIES

• 1 GLAZED DONUT 235
• VAN. ICE CREAM, 1 Cup 270
• MILK CHOC. CANDY,1 OZ 145
• SUGAR COOKIE, 4 235
• YELLOWCAKE W/FRSTNG 245
• 1 SLICE CHEESE PIZZA290

• 1 POPSICLE 70
• 2 GRAHAM CRACKERS 60
• 1 CUP OF CANTALOUPE OR GRAPES
• 60
• 2 CUPS AIR-POPPED
• OR LIGHT POPCORN 60
• FAT-FREE CHOC. PUDDING 1 Cp 100
• ANGELFOOD CAKE, 1 PIECE125

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Snacks Comparison!
CALORIES

• 1 PICKLE DILL 5
• 10 PRETZEL STICKS 10
• 1 CUP RAW VEGETABLES 30
• 1 KIWI FRUIT 45
• 1 CUP STRAWBERRIES 45
• SLICED BANANAS, and
• RASPBERRIES 1 CUP 100

• 1 BROWNIE95
• CHERRY PIE, 1 PIECE 410
• CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES,4 180
• REGULAR COLA, 12 FL OZ 160
• 10 POTATO CHIPS 105

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• Healthy Food Choices

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Willing to Change- But What Can I DO?

• Parent letter at the beginning of the school year
• Address class parties during back-to-school-night
  
• Be a healthy role model!

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Healthy Ideas for Classroom Parties

• Invite a community representative to speak about
  healthy choices
• Have children bring in a fruit or vegetable they
  have never eaten and do a taste test
• Invite your school nurse to present a health
  topic (Diabetes, BMI, food calories, etc.)

• Have nutritional svcs. give a presentation about
  healthy snacks
• Provide a blender and assist students to make
  their own fruit smoothies

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Healthy Snack Ideas

• Chopped raw vegetables and dip
• Chunks of avocado, cucumber, or cooked sweet
  potato
• Breadsticks or pita chips with hummus
• Pretzels or popcorn
• Tortilla chips with bean dip
• Cheerios, granola, or other cereal in a bag
• Toasted whole grain breads or crackers with fruit
  spread

• Graham crackers or gingersnaps dipped in
  applesauce
• Mini rice cakes with peanut butter
• Apple slices with low-fat dip
• Fresh fruits
• Dried fruits, especially raisins
• Frozen bananas blended with a little non-dairy
  milk
• Applesauce or other fruit cups
• Nuts, especially mixed with dried fruit

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Classroom Rewards
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Classroom Rewards-make it food-less!

• Can be a social reward
• Can be a privilege reward
• Can be a free or low cost reward
• Donations from markets
• Donations from office supply stores
• Donations from movie theaters
• Donations from public health dept.
• Donations from medical agencies

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Non-FoodAlternatives
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ZERO-COST ALTERNATIVES

• STUDENT REWARDS
• Sit by friends
• Watch a video
• Read outdoors
• Play a computer game
• Have extra art time

• CLASS REWARDS
• Earn play money for classroom privileges
• Have a teacher read a special book to the class
• Enjoy class outdoors

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ZERO-COST ALTERNATIVES (continued)

• PRIVILEGE REWARDS
• Play a favorite game or puzzle
• Get a no homework pass
• Make deliveries to the office
• Walk with a teacher during lunch
• Eat lunch with a teacher or principal
• Get free choice time at the end of the day

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LOW-COST ALTERNATIVES

• School supplies
• Coupons for movies
• Flash cards
• Paperback book

• Enter a drawing
• Treasure Box
• Mystery Pack

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Other School Considerations for Teachers and
Students
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Classroom Parties, Rewards and Other
Considerations!

• Food Allergies Are we keeping harmful foods out
  of the classroom?
• Diabetes Are we providing temptations instead of
  alternatives?

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• Food Allergies
• and
• the Classroom

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Most Common Eight Allergens for School-Aged
Children (90)

• Peanuts
• Tree nuts
• Eggs
• Cows milk
• Sesame
• Fish
• Shell fish
• Soy

• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and
  Immunology -- http//www.aaaai.org
• Managing food allergy in schools ppt. by Luis F.
  Saca, MD, Allergy clinic, Kaiser Permanente

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Food AllergiesPrevention!

• Alert parents
• Good hand washing
• Wipe down desks

Managing food allergy in schools ppt. by Luis F.
Saca, MD, Allergy clinic, Kaiser Permanente,
Fontana Medical Center (2007).
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Diabetes and Class Parties
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Classroom PartiesEffect our Diabetic Students
High Blood Sugar caused by too much food
Novo Nordisk access at http//www.novonordisk.com/
diabetes/public/default.asp
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Diabetes a Healthy Balance

• Sugar is an EMERGENCY treatment
• Diabetic crisis (Hyperglycemia).
• Everyone should be able to eat!
• Nutritious party snacks for all!

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Questions?
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References

• Alternatives to Using Food as a Reward,
  Michigan Team Nutrition (a partnership between
  the Michigan Department of Education and Michigan
  State University Extension), 2004. Accessed at
  http//www.tn.fcs.msue.msu.edu/foodrewards.pdf
  on November 8, 2004.3
• Constructive Classroom Rewards Promoting Good
  Habits While Protecting Childrens Health.
  Accessed at http//www.cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy
  /constructive_rewards.pdf
• Snacks How they fit into a healthy diet.
  Accessed at http//www.mayoclinic.com/health/healt
  hy-diet/HQ01396
• Healthy Snacks for Kids. Access at
  http//www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/snacks.html
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and
  Immunology -- http//www.aaaai.org
• Managing food allergy in schools ppt. by Luis F.
  Saca, MD, Allergy clinic, Kaiser Permanente,
  Fontana Medical Center (2007).
• Food and nutrition service. Local Wellness
  Policy. Access at http//www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Healt
  hy/wellnesspolicy.html
• School nutrition association. Acess at
  http//www.schoolnutrition.org/uploadedFiles/Schoo
  lNutrition.org/Child_Nutrition/Local_School_Wellne
  ss_Policies/SNALocalWellnessPolicyGuidelinesFinal.
  pdf
• Novo Nordisk access at http//www.novonordisk.com/
  diabetes/public/default.asp
• Wakefield, Julie, Fighting obesity through the
  built environment. Environ Health Perspect. 2004
  August 112(11) A616A618. Access at
  http//www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcg
  i?artid1247493

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References(continued)

• Healthy Snacks. Access at http//www.keepkidshealt
  hy.com/nutrition/healthy_snacks.html
• Daniels, S. R., Dennison, B. A., Hayman, L.
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  Steinberger, J., et al.(2004). Cardiovascular
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  Health Advocates From the Committer on
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• CDC, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.)
  Make a Difference at Your School! CDC Resources
  Can Help You Implement Strategies To Prevent
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• American Obesity Association, (n.d.).Childhood
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• American Diabetes Association. STM Hypo/Hyper.
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