Albertson, NY 11507
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Kids/Children 5-13 years
Nutritionomics
Healthy Cooking, Food & Nutrition Science Lab & Functional Fitness Training
Ages: 8-12
Type: Healthy cooking, nutrition- food science lab and functional fitness training program.
Length: 8 or 12 week sessions. Classes meet once a week for 2.0 hours after-school.
Fall 2010: 12 week session
Wednesdays: 6:00-8:00pm. September 22nd - December 17th.
See our schedule page for days & times.
Class consists of a One hour "Muscle-mix-up functional strength, flexibility & aerobic fitness training workout with our youth fitness trainer and an hour of a healthy cooking, food & nutrition science lab with our pediatric/adolescent registered dietitian, which incorporates a well-balanced "kid-created" healthy dinner meal.
Description: Nutritionomics & Fitness is an after-school healthy lifestyle education program that gives students who are overweight, underweight or a healthy weight, the opportunity to learn how to improve their current physical fitness level and develop healthier eating and behavior habits over time. Students learn and become empowered to make better food and physical activity choices, take part in planning and preparing their own meals, manage and maintain their weight, increase variety in their daily food patterns by trying and tasting new foods and build self-esteem.
Nutrition & Food Science Themes:
- Fresh Fruit Jerky
- Oodles of Noodles
- Egg-Citing Omlettes
- Tantalizing Taste Buds
- Dynamic Duo Digestion
- Food Pyramid Combo Connections
Multi-cultural & Ethnic healthy cooking themes:
- Students will have fun learning about and appreciating foods from different countries around the world and other cultures while trying, tasting and eating a wide variety of healthy meals, snacks and desserts such as;
- Apfelpfannekuchen (german apple pancakes)
- Meal Scones (Scottland)
- Tzatziki Sauce for Souvlaki/Gyros (Greece)
- Sweet Couscous (Tunisia)
- Sweet Potato Cookies (Zimbabwe)
- Luscious Lentils and Rice (Lebanon)
- Tropical Island Smoothie (Caribbean)
- A+ Avocado Avalanches (Mexico)
Core program components include:
- About all Food Safety, how to prepare, cook & store fresh perishable and non-perishable conventional & organic foods from all different American and Ethnic food groups
- How to combine different types of foods such as carbohydrates, plant & animal proteins, vegetables, fruits and fats to make a well-balanced nutrient-rich meal
- What an appropriate portion size is for themselves and their growing bodies.
- How to identify & determine how much fat, sugar, salt, protein, complex & simple carbohydrates are in the foods they eat daily and how many calories they should consume at a particular meal.
- Determine what their own daily nutrition needs are for their age, height, gender & specific activity levels.
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How to measure, combine & formulate a healthy recipe &/or modify an unhealthy one using different ingredients. -
Create their own healthy recipes from scratch while preparing food in a safe and age-appropriate manner.
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Develop a liking for trying and tasting new foods that they may not normally eat at home or in school and incorporate them into their daily food repertoire.
Nutri-Fit Kids & Tweens ™
Healthy Lifestyle Obesity Prevention, Nutrition Education & Fitness Training Program:
Ages 5-8 and 9-13
Type: 1.5 hours of nutrition education workshops & functional fitness training.
Description: Due to unhealthy school lunches, fruit and vegetable weakened palates, coupled with shortened and fewer physical education classes offered in schools it's no surprise that the escalating rates in childhood obesity have found a perfect niche to continue to grow! That is why our "Nutri-Fit Kids/Tweens" program is vital now more than ever before to give students the opportunity to get the real kind of nutrition education & body conditioning fitness training not taught in schools, that kids need, to be healthy & fit. Students in our program will learn how to make better health-related decisions that encourage, motivate, build self-esteem & empower them to incorporate more physical fitness activities on their own, as well as make better and healthier food choices at home, inside or outside of school and when dining out.
This program is designed for children who are a in a "healthy weight" range for height, age & gender or who may be "borderline" or "at risk" for becoming overweight as well as those who don't really know what real exercise is and/or just don't get enough of it and would like too! One of our most popular programs enjoyed by children and adolescents as a healthy lifestyle preventative &/or weight maintenance support program with positive and effective lasting results.
Length: 6, 8, 10 or 12 week sessions each class meets for 1.5 hours. (Consists of 1 hour of fitness training & and one half-hour of nutrition education class.).
Weekday Fall 2010: 12 week session: September 24th - December 17th Fridays, Ages 9-13, 6:00-7:30pm
Weekend Fall 2010: 6 week session: September 25th - December18th meets every other week on alternate saturdays. 10:00 -11:30am.
See our schedule page for days & times.
Description: This interactive nutrition education workshop and functional fitness class teaches and empowers students to change unhealthy eating habits and sedentary lifestyle behaviors, so they can enjoy a nutrient-rich and active lifestyle. Children learn how to make wise food choices and add more movement to their day.
Nutrition education topics include but are not limited to:
- Think Your Drink
- Face the Fats
- Age-appropriate portion sizing
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Bone-Up on Calcium - Picking Proteins
- Fast Food Facts
- Understanding their own personal daily nutrition & exercise needs
- Interpreting and analyzing food labels
- Planning and creating quick & easy healthy meal menus
Muscle-mix-up circuit-training fitness workout includes:
- Cardio kickboxing
- Calisthenics
- Aerobics
- Strength, agility and flexibility exercises
Nutri-Kick: "All New this Fall"
Ages 5-8 & 9-13
Type: Combination Program with One Potato Two Tomato's Nutrition Education & Tactile Defense Solutions Fillipino Martial Arts, Jeet Kune Do Concepts & Kids Self-Defense program.
Length: 12 week sessions. Meets 1x per week for 1.5 hours.
Fall 2010: 12 week sessions September 20th - December 17th.
5-8 years, Fridays 4:00-5:30pm
9-13 years, Mondays 4:30-6:00pm or Fridays 6:00-7:30pm.
Description: What is T.S.D. ? T.S.D. is a style of martial arts that puts you in a real life scenario. The difference between T.S.D. and other styles is T.S.D. is "reality based." We work on techniques that can be used in an actual fight. Other styles, though looking flashy and stylish, are ineffective because they don't incorporate real life situations such as: rain, sun glare, snow, broken glass and concrete. This class is designed to help students learn basic and advanced self defense techniques through vigourous training and practice. These high energy, calorie-burning drills help build strength, speed, endurance, coordination, balance, focus and much more. Students will have fun learning how to defend themselves as well as learn basic nutrition principles that teach kids how to eat right and make healthier food choices on their own.
"Healthy honey whole wheat Lowfat pizza making"