Posts Tagged "Go Slow Whoa"

Microwave Chef

Posted by The CATCH Team on Oct 18, 2011 in CATCH News, Nutrition | 0 comments

CATCH School Program Offers Game Show-Style Competition STERLING, ILLINOIS – Who knew that kids want to be celebrity chefs?! St. Mary’s School recently staged a competition for youngsters à la  Iron Chef. According to SaukValley.com: The school’s “microwave chef” event was inspired by the Food Network’s “Iron Chef America” show. But the students used microwaves to cook their ham and cheese roll-ups instead of open flames. The Fit Fun for Kids assembly was part of a health initiative at the school which includes the CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) program. Three third-graders were chosen as sous chefs, while three fourth-graders were...

“Go/Slow/Whoa” at the Supermarket?

Posted by The CATCH Team on Sep 15, 2011 in CATCH News, Health and Physical Activity Resources, Nutrition | 0 comments

Illinois’s Champaign-Urbana Public Health District is taking CATCH to a whole new level: your grocer’s food aisles. According to The News-Gazette: Depending on where you grocery shop, you’ll be seeing signs that read “Go,” “Slow,” or “Whoa,” in the food aisles soon. They’re part of a healthy-eating and physical-activity program the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District is promoting with area schools. The program helps children and their families make better food choices. But the food signs are there in the stores to guide all shoppers, just like traffic signs guide drivers: “Go” foods are intended...

New and Old Work Together

Posted by The CATCH Team on Aug 15, 2011 in CATCH News, Health and Physical Activity Resources, Nutrition | 0 comments

Our own Carol Caldara, MA CHES recently attended the Society for Nutrition Education Convention in Kansas City, Minnesota and reports: Kevin Concannon, MSW, USDA Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences discussed how the new MyPlate and 2010 Dietary Guidelines affect nutrition education, consumers and the food industry. Concannon said that educational materials based on MyPyramid can still be used in conjunction with the new MyPlate icon. The information about what and how much to eat has not changed: both MyPyramid and MyPlate are illustrations based upon the same food groups and quantity recommendations. The ChooseMyPlate.gov Web site contains much of...

Learning Healthy Food Can Be Tasty – Video

Posted by The CATCH Team on Jul 26, 2011 in CATCH News | 0 comments

Healthy Snacks at the Park?

Posted by The CATCH Team on Jul 6, 2011 in CATCH News, Health and Physical Activity Resources, Nutrition | 0 comments

That’s right! Delaware State Parks are on the cutting edge, using the CATCH Go, Slow, Whoa guidelines to inform concession menus. According to the Delaware Coast Press: “We know there are some things we can’t take off the menu, but we want to start giving choices to people,” said Mary Voshell, business services chief for Delaware’s parks agency. “We found areas where we have all sweet things and we balanced it, so you don’t have 20 sweet choices and two non-sweet.” In Delaware, that means more granola bars and fruits, less candy and more fresh, lean meat and whole grains. Under a system developed with the help of...