WATCH Chef Demonstration Lesson Plan

WELLNESS AROUND TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH (WATCH)

FAMILY HEALTH NIGHT

Welcome to the Wellness Around Traditional Community Health (WATCH) Family Health Night. These are three nights in the semester which are coordinated with established ECE parent teacher nights.

Each night is designed to promote the NIH’s Eat, Play, Grow curriculum. One night is dedicated to a specific theme which can be physical activity, nutrition, or a food demonstration. Tonight’s theme is:

CHEF DEMONSTRATION

The duration of each night depends on the established agenda and can vary due to planned activities and housekeeping. The activities provided serve as a unique interactive experience to include parents and teachers in the child’s health and encourage healthcare providers to attend the family nights as well.

On the chef demonstration night, an indigenous chef is invited to prepare a meal for families to sample a healthy recipe. It gives staff time to show parents what the kids are learning at school. This will give families a better representation of what children learn at school and continue learning within the home.

WELLNESS AROUND TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH (WATCH) FAMILY HEALTH NIGHT: CHEF DEMONSTRATION

SUPPLY CHECKLIST LESSON PLAN

Flow sheet PowerPoint Presentation PARENT PACKET

Parent Toolkit Family Health Handout

MyPlate

Parent WATCH Night – Chef Night – Flow Sheet 60-minute est. length Objective: Learn the importance of working together to create a healthy, affordable, and easy to make meal.

EPG Adult Messages: o Positive family eating habits can influence a child’s cognitive, social, emotional, and physical well-being.

EPG Key Teaching Messages: o Social settings, especially family settings, have a powerful influence on child’s behaviors and habits. o Home cooking can be more nutritious than fast food and take-out options—and cheaper! o Family meals are beneficial for a child’s emotional, physical, and mental development.

OWG Key Concepts: o Selecting healthy food items o Incorporating healthy choices into a celebration NATIONAL PRE-K–2ND GRADE HEALTH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS • Identify how the family influences personal health practices and behaviors.

DEVELOPING PRESCHOOL READINESS SKILLS Developing listening skills, learning to follow directions, and building language through social and group interaction. *Have PowerPoint pulled up before beginning *Have materials set up and ready to go before beginning •

Introduction (2-5 minutes): •

Slide 1 - Welcome o Welcome families with name stickers and hand out the parent toolkit as they arrive  Welcome to the Food Demonstration Parent Watch Night, before we begin the food demonstration, we wanted to talk about the importance of eating as a family and including kids in the process. o Introduction to WATCH  The Southern Plains Tribal Health Board (SPTHB) is a non-profit organization based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Health Board was

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established in 1972 to provide a unified voice on tribal public health needs and policy for the 43 federally recognized tribes located in the states of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. WATCH is a program funded through the Tribal Epidemiology Center Public Health Infrastructure grant and strives to enhance the quality of life for children ages 3-5 years living in American Indian communities in the Southern Plains region of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. The WATCH program aims to build on existing structure and success and further integrate education and health sectors.

Slide 3 - Overarching goals of WATCH o Some of the overarching goals of the WATCH program are:  Create healthy spaces for young children to learn and grow  Increase communication between the 3Ps: Parents, Preschool teachers, and Providers at the health care centers  Increase health behaviors, nutrition, physical activities, and limits on screen time of families

Lesson Plan/Discussion (5-10 minutes): •

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Slide 3 – Benefits of family meals o Review some of the benefits of having family meals  Family meals influence children’s eating habits.  Families bond during mealtime.  Parents model good eating habits.  Children spend less time in front of the television.  Children practice social and conversation skills.  Children are more likely to try new foods when they are eating with their family.  Children learn age-appropriate food preparation techniques.

Slide 4 – Adult Message o The main message is having positive family eating habits can influence a child’s cognitive, social, emotional, and physical well-being.

Slide 5 - EPG We Can! Messages: o EPG has some We Can! Messages to help promote a more energy balanced lifestyle o We Can! stands for: Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition  Increase availability and accessibility of healthy foods in the home  Control portion sizes  Limit intake of high-fat and high-calorie foods that are low in nutrients.  Limit the availability and accessibility of sugar-sweetened beverages.  Limit the availability and accessibility of high-fat, high-calorie/low nutrient foods in the home

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Slide 6 - At-Home Strategies: o At-Home strategies give families some helpful tips to implement healthy eating in the home o Some of the tips are in the PowerPoint but all of the tips are in the Parent Toolkit  Have all family members contribute to the meal so that responsibilities are shared  Introduce children to new healthy foods and act as a role model for healthy eating  For conversation, share “best” and “worst” moments of the day  Make eating together a routine and make it a family commitment  Planning meals and using a shopping list helps save money and time

Safety Review (5 minutes) – Slide 7 • Coordinate with the guest chef if you plan to have a follow along food demonstration or just a viewing demonstration. o Plan ahead of time the steps kids can help with and steps the parents need to do. A good idea would be to have a food demonstration simple enough for kids to do. There is a document in the family health handout that gives some examples of steps kids can help with.

• Another option would be to have a chef come in to do a demonstration OR have a teacher led snack preparation session with families.

Chef Introduction (2 minutes)– Slide 8 Food Demonstration (30-45 minutes): • The WATCH website has a library of traditional recipes that can be used if the chef does not have one. Some may need to be modified to be more kid friendly.

Review Parent Toolkit (2-5 minutes): • Slide 9 - What’s included:  Eating Smart at home – Choosing More Fruits and vegetables  At the store- Save money and shop healthy  Secrets to making healthy and fun school lunches  Compare and Save: Eat healthy, spend less    

Making Smart breakfast choices Making smart drink choices Cooking with healthier fats and oils/baking substitutions Lesson recap

Resources: EPG Curriculum: Family Night, https://www.eatplaygrow.org/Lessons/?l=19 We Can! Resources: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/wecan/ OWG Resources: What’s on Your Plate, https://digital.organwiseguys.com/book/12 Color Me Healthy: https://www.colormehealthy.com/eat-smart/prepare-more-meals-at-home/

WELCOME Family WATCH Night Chef Demonstration

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Overarching Goals • Create healthy spaces for young children to learn and grow • Increase communication between the 3Ps: Parents, Preschool teachers, and Providers at the health care centers • Increase health behaviors, nutrition, physical activities, and limits on screen time of families

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Benefits of Family Meals  Family meals influence children’s eating habits.  Families bond during mealtime.  Parents model good eating habits.  Children spend less time in front of the television.  Children practice social and conversation skills.  Children are more likely to try new foods when they are eating with their family.  Children learn age-appropriate food preparation techniques.

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Adult Message

Positive family eating habits can influence a child’s cognitive, social, emotional, and physical well being.

• Increase availability and

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accessibility of healthy foods in the

We Can! Messages

home.

• Control portion sizes.

• Limit intake of high-fat and highcalorie foods that are low in nutrients.

• Limit the availability and accessibility of sugar-sweetened beverages.

• Limit the availability and accessibility of high-fat, high-calorie/low nutrient foods in the home.

Presentation Title

Eat, Play, Grow

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At-Home Strategies

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Share responsibilities between family members

Make eating together a routine and a family commitment

Plan meals and use a shopping list

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Safety Review Give children age-appropriate tasks

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Food Demonstration

7/7/2022

Parent Toolkit  Tips for:  Choosing more fruits and vegetables  Saving money at the store  Make healthy and fun school lunches

 Healthy substitutions for breakfasts and drinks  Cooking with heathier ingredients  Lesson recap