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Programs & ResourcesEvaluate your diet and physical activity habits. You may be eating some foods with little nutritional value too often and not eating healthy foods often enough. Check your diet and physical activity habits and see if you need to make changes. The Tennessee Shapes Up curriculum covers a variety of topics all targeted at teaching individuals the skills needed to overcome the obesity epidemic affecting Tennesseans. Healthy PlateThe Healthy Plate lesson describes The Healthy Plate Method for food choices as well as how to identify appropriate portion sizes.
Small ChangesThe Small Changes lesson shows how small changes in eating habits can make a big difference in saving several pounds per year, making it easer to prevent weight gain. More Color, More HealthPromotes the health benefits of fruits and vegetables and shows ways to plan to include more fruits and vegetables in your diet.
Family MealsChildren learn from their parents and what better way to instill good eating habits than by eating as a family. This lesson shows the benefits to children eating together with their families and ways to increase the number of family meals eaten together.
Intentional EatingNon-hunger eating is a way people handle emotional "ups and downs" and is a cause of overeating. In this lesson you will learn to recognize the non-hunger cues to eating and learn to manage them. Move MoreThe Move More curriculum teaches easy ways to sneak extra physical activity into your daily life and give you the tools to identify goals, monitor progress and success, and recognize roadblocks and how to overcome them.
Other Related FCS ProgramsColor Me HealthyColor Me Healthy is a curriculum developed by North Carolina Cooperative Extension to teach healthy eating habits to children ages four and five with fun, interactive learning opportunities. For program details and ordering information see the Color Me Healthy web site. Dining with DiabetesA cooking school program for people with diabetes and their families. The three class series includes learning how to manage diabetes, food demonstrations, and tasting of healthy foods. For more information on the see the Dining with Diabetes program web page. National Nutrition Month®National Nutrition Month is a nutrition education and information campaign sponsored annually by the American Dietetic Association. For information and materials, go to eatright.org
The Power of ChoiceThe Power of Choice is a USDA food and nutrition program to help young adolescents understand how their decisions about eating and physical activity can affect their health now and for years to come. For more information and program materials see the USDA Food and Nutrition Service Resource Library web page for the Power of Choice program. Walk Across TennesseeWalk Across Tennessee is an 8-week walking program for teams of eight people. The teams will have a friendly competition to see who can log the most miles walking, jogging, or biking. For more information see the Walk Across Tennessee program web page. Working & Eating WellBecause people don't have much time to cook they often eat out or get carry-out food to eat at home. This unstructured way of eating causes many people to eat too many calories, get too much fat, too much sodium, and too few vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other compounds that promote good health. For more information see the Working & Eating Well program web page. For information on the availability of these programs in your area contact your local County Extension FCS Agent. |
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