DLP Fight Childhood Obesity Camp

What kind of activities took place at the camp?

Capture the Flag (Fitness)

IDEA: Being active is fun and promotes good fitness for your body.

ACTIVITY: 2 teams of children play a standard head-to-head game of Capture the Flag.

Reading Nutrition Labels (Nutrition)

IDEA: Make a habit of looking at food labels of common foods to identify how much fat and calories are in a serving.

ACTIVITY: Have the children go through common foods, such as cereals and snacks from a super market and help them decide whether the food is healthy or unhealthy.

Flip Fitness (Fitness)

IDEA: Having the children compete amongst themselves in 4 different exercises: pushups, sit-ups, jump rope, and squats.
ACTIVITY: Children will rotate between 4 stations where they will be timed for 30 seconds on an individual exercise.

Fast Food Healthy Choices (Nutrition)

IDEA: Teaching kids they can make healthier choices at fast food restaurants, such as choosing water over soda, choosing smaller portions, choosing fruit or salad instead of french fries, and choosing not to have dessert.

ACTIVITY: Have children order a meal from a "McDonald's menu", and help them analyze their order based on nutritional value, make recommendations about changing their order, and giving them basic information on the food they choose.

Quiz Show

IDEA: Testing children on the concepts they learned that day and promoting team work.
ACTIVITY: Cumulative questions will incorporate the information they learned in the nutrition education stations and important general facts.