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June 04, 2015
For Immediate Release: June 4, 2015
LANSING, Mich. – To kick this summer off with a fun and healthy start for third graders at Bagley Elementary School in Detroit, Detroit Lions’ linebacker Tahir Whitehead teamed up with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to show students how to make nutritious snacks and stay active this summer.
One lucky third grader, Aaleishia Boykin, had her recipe chosen by Whitehead and assisted him in demonstrating how to make her healthy berry parfait snack. After the cooking demonstration, students and their parents participated in a hula-hoop contest to see if they could compete with a pro athlete. Seeing their parents hula-hoop personified the ongoing Supplemental Nutrition Education (SNAP-Ed) program outreach campaign, “They Learn from Watching You.”
“The best way to get kids to understand the importance of eating a healthy diet and exercising is to get in there with them and show them how it’s done,” said Whitehead. “My goal is to make sure they find easy ways to stay active and eat well. I hope this event showed them, and their parents, that it can be done, and they can have fun doing it."
MDHHS runs the SNAP-Ed program in Michigan with funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). SNAP-Ed provides nutrition education programming to targeted populations including low-income students around the state. As part of MDHHS’ commitment to improving the health and wellness of Michigan families, the SNAP-Ed program is directly in line with the department’s Michigan Health and Wellness 4 x 4 Plan which encourages healthy eating and physical activity.
MDHHS partnered with the Michigan Fitness Foundation (MFF) and the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan (NKFM), Bagley Elementary School and Tahir Whitehead to put together today’s program for the 57 third graders at the school. MFF and NKFM partner with MDHHS to provide SNAP-Ed programming to Detroit Public Schools.
“Instilling good nutrition and fitness habits are some of the best steps we can take to help Michigan children to grow up healthy and strong,” said Nick Lyon, director MDHHS. “If we want to reduce obesity and chronic conditions like Type 2 diabetes, we need to help more children and families eat well, be active and stay fit.”
Bagley Elementary was a natural fit for this demonstration due to the commitment of its principal Cheryl Price and her staff to serving the overall needs of each student – helping them remove any barriers to success both in school and out. It was also picked because it is a designated Pathways to Potential school partner and health is one of the five target outcome areas for Pathways, an innovative approach to providing human services. The other four areas are attendance, education, safety and self-sufficiency.”
As part of the program, students and their parents received cookbooks with healthy eating recipes and were able to take home their hula-hoops complete with the reminder to: Eat well. Be Active. Stay Fit.
For more information about the SNAP-Ed program or MDHHS, visit snap.nal.usda.gov or www.michigan.gov/mdhhs.
Granola, Yogurt, & Berry Parfait
Ingredients
½ cup low-fat or fat-free yogurt, any flavor
¼ cup low-fat granola
½ cup berries, of any kind
Directions
1. Spoon yogurt into a cup, glass, or bowl.
2. Place berries on top of yogurt.
3. Sprinkle granola on top of fruit.
4. Repeat in layers if you would like.
5. Serve immediately.
Serves: 1
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Nutrition Information Per Serving:
233 calories
4g fat
49g carbohydrate
8g protein
4g fiber
136mg sodium
Recipe credit – Aaleishia B., Bagley Elementary School, 2014 – 2015
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