Obesity is a concern both for the children we serve as well as ourselves as educators and role models.
Psychology Today (April 2008) has pulled together the keys to successful dieting:
- Avoid feast-and-famine eating. It fundamentally alters the body's ability to sense and respond to satiety signals. Eat regular meals.
- Eat moderately from all food groups. Do not eliminate fats or carbohydrates, but don't overindulge on them, either.
- Know when you are stressed and plan other ways to manage it besides eating.
- Avoid fast-food chains. They're not only calorie dense, they actively stimulate brain hunger, creating a double-barreled assault on regulatory mechanisms.
- If you start gaining weight, push yourself to increase energy expenditure by exercising, even though you don't feel like it.
To lead a staff training session on nutrition, check out
Exchange's Out of the Box Training Kit, Nutrition and Child Development. This kit provides all the tools a director needs to mount a successful training session.
