1. HEALTHY HABITS FOR LIFE
A Common Sense Approach
to Healthy Living- Grades 4/5
Leader Guide for Healthy Habits for Life
Thank you for choosing Healthy Habits for Life: Your 6 Week Guide to Food and Fitness. This Leader Guide is designed as a series of slides. Teaching tips and activity ideas for each week are listed on the “Notes” section of the title slide for each week. Each slide was taken directly from the text of the book. Participants will find it easy to understand the lecture by following in their books.
The slides are divided into: an introduction
a presentation for each of the six weeks
a summary
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General Guidelines
The classes are designed to be taught in 6 one hour sessions but experience has shown that there is a lot of information to cover and the classes may be better taught dividing them slightly differently than the book is divided. Week Two (Eat Well) can really take two weeks to teach and Weeks 5 & 6 (Shop Smart and Fit It In) can both be covered in one session. There is enough material that the entire program could be extended to 8-10 weeks.
It is very important at the beginning of the program to set some ground rules. The nature of the material lends itself to much class discussion. Participants should be made aware of the amount of material to be covered in one short hour and the need to be respectful of the time. It may be necessary to meet separately with particularly outspoken persons out side of class time to address personal issues. Ideally, each participant would have a one hour consultation before the beginning of the program to help them through some of the personal information in Week Two and becoming familiar with their goals, concerns, etc.
Week Six

2. Fit It In: Healthy Eating on the Run
Healthy Eating on the Road
Airplane Travel
Car Travel
Cruises
Hotel Survival
Nutritious Restaurant Eating

3. Healthy Eating on the Run
Plan your day
Keep food handy
Plan ahead
Get moving

4. Healthy Eating on the Road: Airplane Travel
Drink plenty of water
Order special meals ahead
Bring your own healthy snacks
Walk the airport corridors for an aerobic workout

5. Healthy Eating on the Road: Car Travel
Pack ready to eat foods
Stop for stretch breaks
Stop at a grocery deli or fast food restaurant with healthy choices
Balance protein and carbohydrate

6. Healthy Eating on the Road: Cruises
Choose the foods you truly enjoy
Balance, moderation, variety
Use the Hunger/Fullness Scale
Take advantage of the physical activity opportunities

7. Healthy Eating on the Road: Hotel Survival
Plan ahead for breakfast
Order a la carte menu items
Make physical activity a priority
Choose a hotel with a fitness center in or near it
Bring an exercise tape or jump rope to use in the room

8. Nutritious Restaurant Eating
Size up portion sizes
Leaner cuisine
Order you way
Avoid overeating
Bon Appetit

9. Tour of Restaurants: Fast Food
The Good News:
Nutrition information is often posted
The menus are fairly standard from franchise to franchise
Beware of value-added meals

10. Pizza The Good News: Choose your own sauce and toppings
Start your meal with a small salad
Easy nutrient rich meals

11. Deli Shops The Good News: One sandwich is usually enough for two
Add broth based soup
Add a small salad

12. Mexican The Good News: Healthy choices Asada (grilled)
Veracruz-style (tomato sauce)
Salsa Verde (green chile sauce)
Mole Sauce (chili-chocolate sauce)
Soft tortillas
Entrees topped with lettuce and tomatoes

13. Italian The Good News: Vegetable based entrees
Family style service lets you choose your own portion size
Flavorful tomato based sauces

14. Asian The Good News: Rice is the cornerstone of the menu
Low fat meat and vegetable side dishes
Fortune cookies make a great dessert

15. The Plan: Week Six Critique your restaurant choices
Begin making healthier choices
Visit one new ethnic restaurant
Continue to complete the Food and Activity Journals

16. Maintaining Lifelong Habits

17. Maintaining Lifelong Habits
Small daily decisions will lead to long term habits
Pat yourself on the back
Deal with set backs
Take care of yourself
Enjoy yourself

18. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH LITERACY
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