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 |