1. Healthy Conversations
The purpose of this presentation is to familiarise youth workers and sports coaches with the Healthy Conversation games and tools we have developed. This presentation is not intended to be given to young people themselves

2. Course Aim
The aim of this training is to provide you with some basic tools and knowledge to increase your confidence to have a ‘healthy conversation’ with young people about diet, weight and weight management
Young people trust their youth workers and sports coaches for advice, and will often turn to them before talking to anyone else.
This means that youth work and sport clubs provide great settings for discussing a range of health-related issues.

3. Childhood Obesity Action Plan
Key Points
Nearly a third of children aged 2-15 are overweight or obese.
Obesity rates are highest for children from the most deprived areas and this is getting worse.
Obesity is a complex problem with many drivers, including our behaviour, environment, genetics and culture. However at it’s root, obesity is caused by an energy imbalance, i.e. taking in more energy through food (and drink) than we use for activity
The Government published the Childhood Obesity Plan in 2016.
It can be downloaded here
Each local authority will also have a strategy or action plan, or set of priorities about addressing obesity.
There is an opportunity for youth and sports organisations to work more closely with local public health teams to help address obesity.
Organisations who can demonstrate they have knowledge and are ready to provide support will be in the best place for possible commissions.

4. Eatwell Guide
The Eatwell Guide is a great starting point for families. However it is not a one size fits all and we can help young people make healthier choices a lot easier with a few simple tools and fun games.
This is one of a range of resources available.
It is understood that the youth worker or sports coach will be able to choose resources that are most suited to the age and background of their young people

5. Activities & tools
The following are activities that Coaches and Volunteers can use with young people. You can use these tools as minute activity sessions, or simply as talking points.
‘The Good, The Bad & The Ugly’ (Food Choices)
‘Higher or Lower’ (Sugar Game)
‘Million Pound Drop’ (Sugar in Drinks Quiz)
Sugar Drink Challenge
Food Diary
There are resources available to support each of these activities, including tutor notes. They are free and downloadable

6. Game Time!
These games will give you some ‘food for thought’ on where our food comes from and the process it goes through

7. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Instructions…
On flip chart paper write the following columns across the top:
Food Group, Best, Good, Bad, Ugly (this actually translates into Best, Good, Average and Avoid)
Using the game cards, decide where each food fits in the order
Extra points for identifying the food group or family (see Eatwell Plate)
Don’t spend too long debating each one. Acknowledge different opinions and move on.
See the Tutor Pack for full details of this game.

8. How much sugar? 4-6 Years – 5 Cubes (20 Grams)
These are the daily recommended amounts of sugar:
4-6 Years – 5 Cubes (20 Grams)
7-10 Years – 6 Cubes (24 Grams)
11 + Years – 7 Cubes (30 Grams)
1 Teaspoon (Cube) = 4 Grams

9. Higher or Lower? Sugar Game
Label one side of the room ‘Higher’ and the other ‘Lower’
Quiz time:
Different products will have lower sugar content (examples on tutor sheet e.g. cola vs fruit juice from concentrate, low fat ready meals (Weight Watchers, pizzas, low fat yoghurts vs full fat, skimmed milk vs full fat milk etc.)
Ask each group to look at label after choosing and find the correct answer
At the end of the game discuss how confusing marketing and labelling can be* see tutor notes

10. Sugar in Drinks Quiz

11. How many teaspoons of sugar are in a 250ml can of RedBull?Q1 9 7 11 4 B C A D

12. How many teaspoons of sugar in a 330ml bottle of Tesco orange juice (from concentrate)Q2
3.8
7.5
5.5
8.6 B C A D

13. How many teaspoons of sugar in a large McDonald’s chocolate milkshake?Q3 10 15 17 13 B C A D

14. How many teaspoons of sugar in a 288ml carton of Ribena?Q4 7 6 3 5 B C A D

15. How many teaspoons of sugar in a 500ml Lucozade energy drink, orange flavour (fizzy)?Q5 16 11 12 17 B C A D

16. How many teaspoons of sugar in a 500ml Volvic strawberry flavoured water?Q6
5.75
2.5
3.75 B C A D

17. How many teaspoons of sugar in a Capri Sun? (330 ml)Q7
3.5
6.5
5.75
8.25 B C A D

18. How many teaspoons of sugar in a 200ml glass of tap water?Q8 1 2
1.5 B C A D

19. Sugar Drink Challenge How can we change what we drink?
Young people give us so many excuses about why they drink fizzy sugar filled drinks:
It gives me energy, I like the fizzy feel, I don’t like the taste of water, the list goes on.
Fizzy drinks – if you like the ‘feel of fizzy drinks try to swap to squash & mineral Water instead. Get them to work out what the difference is in sugar content. Have some at your session for the young people to try.
If they don’t like the taste of water, infuse with pieces of fruit to add an actual natural flavour and you can eat the fruit afterwards as part of your 5 a day. Again have taster sessions as part of your activity. You can buy cheap large drink dispensers and fill with your own fruit (Homesense/The Range have brightly coloured ones for £15)
Tap water - Huge saving benefit! Are you saving for something special, a computer game, new trainers, ask your parents that instead of having £2 a day for a drink, you drink water and save that £1- £2 for the thing you really want. In one month you will save at least £30 if you are having these drinks every day.

20. Food Diary Tool
Food Diaries are an excellent way of tracking what we eat and when. They can help us lose weight and build healthy habits
There are many apps available now (e.g. My Fitness Pal, Fitbit, MyNetDiary) to keep an online food diary
For those who don’t have access to smart phones we have the good old fashioned paper version

22. Food Diary Case Study In groups, use case studies to:
Decide on 3 eating behaviours that are positive for the young person and 3 things which you think could be affecting their health.
Suggest changes that can be made and reasons why.
Case Study– use the case study provided, or if the young people are happy to use theirs as an example you could use theirs?