Sugar 05-Moderation

Audience: Students ages 9-12 years

General program objective: Participants will reduce overall daily sugar intake.

Specific program objective: Participants will identify when it’s okay to have extra added sugar.

Behavior change strategy: Self-Efficacy

Educational activities:

• Elicit—have students discuss their favorite treats and when they have them.
• Explain—play the provided video for the students.
• Expand—have the students identify special occasions for having extra treats.
• Exit—have the students reflect on the curriculum.

Length of time to complete: 10-15 minutes, depending on length and depth of conversation

Materials Required:

• Multi-media display (e.g. computer monitor, projector, or SmartScreen)
• Access to the internet and YouTube

Procedure:

• Ask the students to share their favorite treats and when they get to eat them:
  1. Tell me about your favorite treat.
  2. When do you normally get to eat treats?
  3. How do you feel on those occasions when you get to eat your favorite treat?
• Introduce the short-form video and play for the students.
• Ask the students to reflect on the video:
  1. What special occasions do you get to have extra treats?
  2. What kind of treat do you eat during those special occasions?
  3. Why is it okay to have extra treats sometimes?
• Have each student write a paragraph about what they learned during the Sugar 01-05 lessons. Include thoughts on what changes this knowledge might help them make in their own food choices going forward.

Further enrichment:

Have the students bring in a recipe from home for a special occasion treat and make a class cook-book.