Food and Health
Today I took some of the key messages from one of our most popular posts of all time (Teaching a Cooking Class: Tips and Tricks) and turned them into a colorful infographic for your perusal...
Infographic: Teaching an Engaging Class
Today I took some of the key messages from one of our most popular posts of all time (Teaching a Cooking Class: Tips and Tricks) and turned them into a colorful infographic for your perusal...
Cooking
The following activity ideas are excerpted from the new book, MyPlate for Everyone, which is coming soon from Food and Health Communications!
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MyPlate Activity Ideas
The following activity ideas are excerpted from the new book, MyPlate for Everyone, which is coming soon from Food and Health Communications!
Nutrition Month
The purpose of nutrition month is to help the public become aware of the importance of good nutrition and a healthful eating plan.
Prizes and Incentives for Nutrition Classes, Wellness Fairs, Employee Wellness Programs
Health fair prizes or incentives can move games, presentations, and activities from good to great!
Cooking
Have a fun class or bulletin board or email newsletter regarding a healthful vacation. Take a Vacation Class Play a game. Split the audience into several groups of 8 people with each one having a group leader. The theme to discuss is “We are going on vacation - what are we taking to eat better ... Take A Vacation Class
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Take A Vacation Class
Have a fun class or bulletin board or email newsletter regarding a healthful vacation. Take a Vacation Class Play a game. Split the audience into several groups of 8 people with each one having a group leader. The theme to discuss is “We are going on vacation - what are we taking to eat better ... Take A Vacation Class
Cooking
June Alpert Jacobs, MS, RD, is a dietitian in private practice in New York who has a clever 4 class seminar for her clients. She sent the titles to us by email and we thought the idea of these four one-hour classes, along with their titles, was a good idea and she agreed to let ... Presentation Ideas: 4 Class Seminar
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Presentation Ideas: 4 Class Seminar
June Alpert Jacobs, MS, RD, is a dietitian in private practice in New York who has a clever 4 class seminar for her clients. She sent the titles to us by email and we thought the idea of these four one-hour classes, along with their titles, was a good idea and she agreed to let ... Presentation Ideas: 4 Class Seminar
Cooking
The handout Calorie Density: Choose to Lose presents an excellent opportunity to teach the concept of calorie density to individuals. A great visual would be to show 2 clear plastic bowls for a meal comparison between salad and a burger and fries. Fill one bowl with a tossed salad...
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Presentation Ideas: Calorie Density
The handout Calorie Density: Choose to Lose presents an excellent opportunity to teach the concept of calorie density to individuals. A great visual would be to show 2 clear plastic bowls for a meal comparison between salad and a burger and fries. Fill one bowl with a tossed salad...
Cooking
When presenting a program on healthy snacks for kids, Lisa Graves, MS, RD, Consumer and Family Sciences Educator, Purdue Extension, asks the caregiver or parent to devote a section of a recipe box to each child in the family. “Work with the children to fill recipe cards with healthier...
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Presentation Ideas: Hot Topics
When presenting a program on healthy snacks for kids, Lisa Graves, MS, RD, Consumer and Family Sciences Educator, Purdue Extension, asks the caregiver or parent to devote a section of a recipe box to each child in the family. “Work with the children to fill recipe cards with healthier...