A grant
funded through the NYS Dept. of Health.
Walk
Your Child to School
Wednesday,
October 8, 2008
Coalition
Monthly Meeting
@
Cornell Cooperative Education Center
248 Grant Ave, Auburn
Thursday,
September 11, 2008
Noon - 1:30 p.m. (lunch provided)
Eat
More Fruits
& Veggies
CONTACT:
Sabrina Hesford
Extension
Nutrition Educator
Email:
sh374@cornell.edu
Move
60 Minutes
Each Day
American Diabetes Associations
Center
for Disease
and Prevention
Healthy
Families for a Healthier Tomorrow
-
Increase age-appropriate
physical activity.
- Encourage active play.
- Turn off the TV and video games.
- Play and be physically active with your chidren.
- Move toward good health.
- Be a role model.
Increase Intake of Vegetables and Fruits
- Offer vegetables and fruit at every meal.
- Choose a vegetable or a fruit as a snack.
- Try different vegetables and fruits.
- Go for the greens!
- Be a role model.
Increase intake of low-fat and fat-free dairy foods.
- Offer low-fat (1%) or fat-free milk.
- Choose reduced fat, low-fat, lite or part-skim cheeses.
- Cook with low-fat dairy foods.
- Moove to 1% or less!
- Be a role model.
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Obesity
- Childhood obestiy is a major public helath problem in New York State.
- Nearly one third of New York's school children are overweight or at risk of overweight.
- Obesity is the second most preventable cause of death in the United States.
- If parents are overweight, their children are more likely to be overweight.
Help
your family
Eat Well and Play Hard
for a healthier tomorrow.
Coalition Monthly Meeting:
Links:
stepUP
- Your guide to being active, eating right and staying healthy every day.
Everyone
Welcome!
For more information cnydga.org
Mooove
to
Low-Fat
or
Fat-Free
Dairy Foods