healthy eating - Greenwood students learn benefits

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healthy eating – Greenwood students learn benefits

On Nov. 1 the Greenwood School teamed up with Foodplay to empower children with the skills they need to take charge of growing up healthy and fit.

Foodplay, a national award-winning theater show promoting healthy eating and exercise habits, brought its cast of colorful characters, fantastic feats of juggling, motivating messages, music, magic, and fun to K-4 students of the school due partly to sponsors the Greenwood School PTO.

While Foodplay makes good healthy eating fun, its messages are very serious. So serious, in fact, that First Lady Michelle Obama has launched the nation’s first childhood obesity task force, designed to tackle the alarming rise in the number of overweight children. In the last 25 years, childhood obesity rates have doubled among elementary school children and tripled among teenagers. One in three children are overweight, and less than 2 percent of the nation’s youth are meeting their daily nutritional requirements. Kids, on average, are drinking more than 600 cans of soda and consuming more than 150 pounds of sugars a year, missing out on recommended levels of fruits, vegetables and whole grains needed for optimal health.

During the fun-filled performance, children follow the antics of Johnny Junkfood, whose dream is to become a national juggling star, but keeps dropping the balls. The problem – his poor eating habits. With the help of the “Coach” of the National Junior Juggling Team and the audience of enthusiastic elementary school children, Johnny learns how to juggle the foods he eats to wind up with a healthy balanced diet. Children learn how to see through TV commercials, decipher food labels, and make choices that are good for their health and good for the health of the planet. As the children walk away to the beat of “Treat Your Body Right!” Foodplay’s message comes in loud and clear – feed healthy foods to your body, positive messages to your mind, and have fun being active every day.

To extend the lessons throughout the year, schools receive a comprehensive follow-up resource kit, filled with hands-on nutrition education materials for teachers, parents, school food service, health staff, and students. Teachers receive activity guidebooks to help integrate nutrition into core subject areas and link cafeteria with classroom learning. And, students take home healthy snack cards to post on their fridge.

For more information, visit www.foodplay.com.

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