Thursday, January 24, 2008
Disney's Pass the Plate - the Global Spin on Eating Healthy
Have you watched the Disney Channel lately? With three elementary age kids in my house, I don't have much of a choice. That said, I will share I'm a fan of the edu-taining mini-shows that play between the commercials and the real shows. My favorite is Pass the Plate - they call it "the global spin on eating right". Each mini-episode a young person introduces you to their favorite local dish made with a certain fruit or veggie, then they pass the plate to another young person around the world who introduces you to their favorite dish - same vegetable, completely different recipe. It is a great combination of diversity, healthy eating and food prep. If you haven't seen it - check out the website...and great recipes!
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.
