Success StoryIntroducing Nutritious Afternoon Snacks to School Age Youth



Introducing Nutritious Afternoon Snacks to School Age Youth

Author: Stephanie Hestand

Planning Unit: Monroe County CES

Major Program: LEAP

Plan of Work: Adopting healthy lifestyle choices for overall well-being

Outcome: Initial Outcome

 In Kentucky, the State of Childhood Obesity website reports that 24 percent of the school age youth between the ages of ten and seventeen have obesity. The Monroe County Cooperative Extension Office is offering the program Literacy, Eating, and Activity for Primary Lessons (LEAP) to after school programs in the Monroe County School District. This program will teach young school age youth healthy snack choices that include both fruits and vegetables to add to their daily diets that will contribute to them continuing to eat healthy throughout their lifetime. Family and Consumer Science Extension Agent and Program Assistant from the Monroe County Cooperative Extension Office had the opportunity to visit Tompkinsville Elementary School afterschool program in the Monroe County School District to promote the program. For the first visit, around 60 youth participated in the program were between the ages of five and nine. The program included a small story for the youth to listen to about healthy lifestyle choices and a food demonstration that consisted of fruit, so they could see how to prepare a healthy snack. The youth were very excited and anxious to try their healthy snack. About 63 percent of the youth reported wanting to eat and try more fruits and 48 percent of the youth reported wanting to try new foods. Preparations have been made for future programming.














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