Healthy Food Makes Healthy Kids

Healthy Food Makes Healthy Kids

Training for OST SitesPresented by

Out-of-School Time Partnership Initiative

Health Promotion Council1/31/14

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

Far Northeast

Frankford, Tacony

Bridesburg, Richmond, Kensington,

Northwest

SouthwestSouth

WestCenter City

North

Oak lane, Olney,Logan, Germantown

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

Improve the OST Environment to Prevent Overweight and Obesity

F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2011 http://healthyamericans.org/report/88/

Sugary DrinksAre 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 SugarHow Much Sugar in a Can of Cola?•Teaspoons of Sugar

Aim to create a food environment where healthy

food is eaten and served

Six OST HealthyLiving Food and Nutrition Guidelines

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.

Each cube = 1 teaspoon sugar* mandatory starting July, 2012

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?

Sugary drinks

Image created by Tri-county Department of Health, Colorado

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUgSUMVa0mA&feature=youtu.be

GuidelineFN 2 *:

• Water must be available for consumption, but does not replace snack or supper meal components.

• Lots of resources in the toolkit

Safe, fresh drinking water is available to youth at all times, indoors and outdoors, including field trips.

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, ORallowing 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=e

wdwo1JrWek&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

• 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

Promoting Healthy Behaviors

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!

Portion Distortion

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

• 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

Healthy Food Breakouts

Technical Assistance

• HPC

• I plan to …………………..at my OST site

As a result of today’s session

Contact InformationFor more information contact:• Lauren Williams, Program Coordinator, Health

Promotion Councillwilliams@phmc.org

• Robin Rifkin, Program Manager, Health Promotion Councilrrifkin@phmc.org

Healthy Kids Healthy Communities OST

Partnership