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Did You Know That...
» Maryland has the 25th highest rate of adult obesity at 24.4 percent and the 29th
highest rate of overweight youths (ages 10-17) at 13.3 percent in the nation, according to
a new report by Trust for America's Health (TFAH).
» Many obese children have high cholesterol and blood pressure levels, which are risk
factors for heart disease.
» One of the most severe problems for obese children is sleep apnea (interrupted
breathing while sleeping). In some cases this can lead to problems with learning and
memory.
» Obese children have a high incidence of orthopedic problems, liver disease, and
asthma.
» Overweight adolescents have a 70 percent chance of becoming overweight or obese
adults.
Kids Kitchen Club
The Kids Kitchen Club (KKC) has been designed to help children with making healthier food choices while
learning to prepare their own meals. Kids are sometimes more excited about eating healthy foods when they
have been involved in the preparation. Our certified chef will work with the children to create meals that
they can make easy and quick but very healthy. Almost all of the meals will be prepared without the use of
the stove or oven. Children in the age bracket of 11-15 may have some instruction with the use of the stove
and oven with parent’s permission.
Click HERE
to get a preview of some of the meal the children will prepare.
The Kids Kitchen Club will be held on every other Wednesday on the following dates:
June 4, 2008
June 11, 2008
June 18, 2008
June 25, 2008
July 2, 2008
July 9, 2008
Click HERE to register for the Kids Kitchen Club class.
Healthy Bucks Club
Children will earn “Healthy Bucks” when they make healthy food choices during meal times and while attending Dedicated
To Youth Foundation programs. The Healthy Bucks can be used to shop for some exciting prizes that will be donated by
our local businesses. One of the programs they earn healthy bucks in is our “Mystery Food” program that will allow their
peers to aid them in trying foods that they have expressed they do not enjoy while being blindfolded. We use the blindfold
technique due to most children not eating foods due to how they “look” and not “taste” as the saying goes…”it’s all in the
mind”. Each time a student cooperates and agrees to try something they never had or claims they don’t like, they will earn
healthy bucks.
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