Dedicated To Youth Foundation created the Eat Right & Get Fit program for families and young adults so the we may educate them on how to eat healthy and be physically active in their daily lives. The number of obese children in the U.S. today is astounding and the number continues to rise to scary levels.
Statistics shows that children from the ages 8 to 18 spend an average of 7.5 hours a day on the internet browsing social media site, watching TV, playing video games, and talking on their cell phones in a typical day, and unfortunately only one-third of high school students get the recommended levels of physical activity while in school. Dedicated To Youth Foundation is a mission to bring awareness to this issue and to give communities the tools and resources need to create a healthier generation.
Within the Eat Right & Get Fit program the youth and families will learn how to make healthier choices in food and to starting adding physical activity to their daily lives. Each family will learn how to make simple food swaps that are easy follow but will have a HUGE impact on the nutrition value the body receives. In addition, everyone will also be exposed to a daily exercise program that can be done with as little as 20 minutes but have a serious impact on creating a healthy and lean body.
The following workshops, activities, events, and classes will be offered within the Eat Right & Get Fit program:
- Teen Biggest Loser Challenge – this challenge will be specifically for children who need to lose 25 pounds or more and will run for 12 weeks and at the end of the 12 weeks we will host an event and announce the Biggest Teen Loser! The children will work with a personal trainer and be given healthy meal plans, and will have a weekly weigh in and the biggest loser each week will be given award.
- Healthy Kids Club – the Healthy Kids club will meet weekly and it will teach the children how prepare quick hot & cold healthy meals. This will give the children a sense of independence to show their parents that they are capable of fixing their own snacks and lunches on the weekend. In addition, they will learn how to make good food choices with easy a swap food guide to follow.
- Shaky Leg Dance Party – we will host a weekly party or dance mob that will include showcasing the youth doing the popular dance “shaky leg” and have a peer voting contest to award the best shaky leg dancer. The party will show the kids how dance can be a great way of getting their daily needed physical activity while having FUN.
- The Ultimate Stepper Contest – the youth will be given step counters to calculate their daily steps and awards be given to the kids that have the most steps each week.
- Top Teen Chef – this activity will allow children in the age group of 13 to 18 to work with real Chefs in the local area and take classes on how to prepare delicious and healthy meals. There will be a Top Teen Chef Contest that will be peer voted and award will be given to the Top 3 Teen Chefs.
- Community Garden – this activity will be a community effort to plant and nature a garden full of fruits and vegetables. The children will be exposed to the process of planting a garden and having the pleasure of eating what they help grow.
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