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Impact Report

For plan KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (Quay County)
Date October 25, 2010, 10:20 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report As a result of our Advisory Committee meeting in December, agent was given the opportunity to teach 3 days in the Tucumcari Schools 7th grade science classes to go with their nutrition unit. The classes were originally schedule for February, but were postponed because the teachers were behind due to snow days. Prior to the presentations the students kept a 4 day food log. Average participation each day was 66 students divided into 3 classes. During the first presentation, students learned about MyPyramid and how many calories and how much food from each group each individual should be eating daily. They learned about portion sizes and which foods go in which group. Then they used their food logs to see how well they met their needs for one of their days. Most discovered that they were lacking the amount of food needed in at least one food group usually vegetables. The second presentation focused on the amount of fat in foods and defined the differences between the types of fat and how to determine which fat is healthier. At the beginning of the presentation they wrote down their favorite McDonalds meal and at the end we looked up the calorie and fat content. I was amazed that almost half of them were making lower fat, lower calorie choices, however there were those that had the majority of their daily calorie count in one meal. Most were amazed at how much fat was in chicken nuggets. The third presentation focused on the need for calcium for our bones and foods that contain calcium. The youth learned that this is the time in their lives when their bones are growing and they need more calcium. They also learned about the importance of sleep for their body growth and how caffeine can affect their sleep. A discussion of beverage choices followed. Many were surprised that beverages like Sunny D did not have all of the benefits of juice and some were surprised about the ingredients in Energy Drinks and said they would not use them. However several were very defiant and said they would never stop drinking energy drinks. Two of these presentations were modified for the 9th grade basic foods class and presented at the beginning of the school year to help the teacher out while she was waiting to get moved into her new room and get books out of storage. Presented the program on MyPyramid. During the program the youth determined their personal meal plan and ranked how well they had done so far during the day. Most discovered that they needed to eat a more food that they were eating especially the fruits and vegetables. Each food group was presented along with portion sizes. There were 16 youth present. Presented a program on Building Strong Bones. During the program the youth learned about osteoporosis and what they need to be doing now to prevent osteoporosis when they grow old. They also learned about the nutrients in milk and the importance of drinking milk for someone their age. The discussion ended with information on other beverage choices and youth were discouraged from drinking energy drinks. There were 20 youth present.