Check out the links on the right side of the page: a new completely free, internet-based game has been posted. It's called The Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective.
Based on a popular character from Kaiser Permanentes Educational Theatre Program, the Amazing Food Detective game takes children through activities that show how to choose healthy foods and how to get more active. Children playing the game follow the routines of eight culturally diverse children whose activities or conditions would benefit from healthy food and exercise choices. The game, aimed at children 9 10 and available to everyone at www.kp.org/amazingfooddetective, complements Kaiser Permanente's nationally recognized childhood obesity clinical strategy.
About 4-H Choose Health
Learning to make healthy choices is at the core of 4-H youth development's basic values. "Health" is, after all, the 4th H, following Head, Heart and Hands.
Families today are busier than ever, with more work, school and afterschool activities and scheduling issues. Couple these things with more sedentary lifestyles and more access to quick, sometimes less healthy meal choices and you can easily see the reasons for today's childhood obesity statistics.
There are, however, many good, simple and fun ways to overcome the statistics and stay healthy together.
Families today are busier than ever, with more work, school and afterschool activities and scheduling issues. Couple these things with more sedentary lifestyles and more access to quick, sometimes less healthy meal choices and you can easily see the reasons for today's childhood obesity statistics.
There are, however, many good, simple and fun ways to overcome the statistics and stay healthy together.
