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Table 1 Project Energize healthy eating and physical activity goals

From: Project Energize: intervention development and 10 years of progress in preventing childhood obesity

Healthy eating

 1. To encourage and promote water as the best drink

 2. To ensure water is available in class

 3. To encourage the consumption of milk and other high calcium foods every day

 4. To encourage an increase in fruit and vegetable consumption

 5. To advocate for and encourage improvement in food brought from home especially a reduction in the amount of high energy/low nutrient food

 6. To encourage and advocate for an increase in availability of healthy choices at school and a decrease in availability of high energy/low nutrient foods

 7. To increase the awareness of the importance of breakfast and encourage a breakfast habit

 8. To work towards registration in the National Heart Foundation School Food Programme

 9. To work towards consistent nutrition messages in all aspects of school and community interaction e.g., healthy fundraising options

Physical activity

 1. To encourage a minimum of 20 min quality daily physical activity

 2. To advocate for and encourage lunchtime physical activity at least twice a week

 3. To encourage and advocate for at least 5 min of “home play” every day

 4. To encourage a reduction in sedentary time especially screen time if over 2 h a day

 5. To raise awareness of incidental activity opportunities at home and school

 6. To raise awareness of the importance of children learning fundamental movement skills and movement literacy

 7. To encourage and advocate for links to “Active Schools” and the philosophy of active schools