What the KidFIT Connections™ Program is All About

 

Kids that need to create a healthy lifestyle can't juggle it all alone.  They need the support of their family. That's what the Kid FIT Connections™ on-line lifestyle program is all about - ways for your family to change your nutrition, exercise, behaviors, and attitudes to lead healthier lifestyles.  If you do need to lose weight, it should result from all the positive changes you made.  This is not a diet book, but ten weekly sessions on goal setting for the entire family.

KidFIT Connections™ is  lifestyle change program to help kids and their families make healthful changes on:

                -Practical and nutritious eating
                -Ways to increase your activity
                -How to take responsibility for your actions  

Weekly topics include information on MyPyramid,  'nutricizing' your recipes, eating out at fast food places, dealing with problem situations, positive self-talk, changing your unwanted behaviors, and incorporating fun activity into your daily lifestyle.  

The 126-page workbook is designed for families to accomplish one session/goal each week. Each family member can evaluate their eating habits and behaviors, and then decide what they can and are willing to change. Set time aside each week to work on the sessions and take the week to accomplish the weekly goals. 

Whether your ultimate goal is to lose weight, improve your nutrition, or increase your activity, you’ll find that everyone will benefit from KidFIT Connections™. By making small weekly goals on your KidFIT Connections™ Goalsheets, your family will work towards becoming a fit family!  It’s never too early or too late to begin KidFIT Connections™.  The workbook is geared towards children ages 8-14, with an adult’s guiding hand!

The KidFIT Connections™ Lifestyle Program contains a 126-page workbook for students and parents (or support person) to work on together, a Healthy Snack Wheel™, Your Pyramid Connections Slide Guide™,  a KidFIT Connections™ Goal Booklet and a Cooking With MyPyramid Family Cookbook.  The following calendar will help you follow along with the tools online.  You decide when your family wants to begin to make changes and then click on a new day for 10 weeks.  Check out the free VeggieFruitables™ Recipe booklet.
 

                       KidFIT Connections™  On-Line Program Calendar 

Click on the box for information to help guide you  and your family through the workbook and
goal booklet, as well as other nutrition tools.

KidFIT Connections™ (KFC)	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thur	Fri	Sat	Sun
For Parents Read Before Beginning	For Parents -What is KidFIT Connections All About?	To Order  the program
What You Need to Know......	Calling All Kids - Here's What KidFIT Connections is about	KidFIT Connections is NOT a Diet	How Much Should You Weigh?	Let's Learn How to Set Goals	Look What Exercise Equals	How Active Are You?	How Many Calories Do You and Your Family Members Need?
Session 1 What Should I Eat?	Eat Your Grains	Eat Your Veggies	Sweeten With Fruit	Go For Dairy	Try Nuts and Beans	Limit Oils	Follow Portion Sizes
Session 2 What Nutrients Should I add to My Diet - You know to Look and Fell good	Are You Getting Enough Calcium?	Move a Little Every Day	Drink Your Water	Remember to move!	Eat Your Breakfast	Weekend Breakfast Recipes	Make Sunday a Fun Family Activity Day
Session 3 Goal Setting	How to Get Yourself to Do Something	4 Steps For Setting a Goal	Rewards for Completing Goals	Examples of Goal Setting	How Are You Doing With Your Goal?	Fun Family Activity	Spinach Kaleidoscopes
Session 4 Plan Your Meals	Help Your Family Plan a Meal	Look at the Food Label	All About Fats	Limit Sugar	Limit Sodium	Fun Family Activity	Taco Potato Topper
Session 5 Nutricize Your Meals	Nutricize Your Recipes	Pick Nutritious Foods in Each Food Group	Move 15 Minutes in Your Classroom	Nutricize Your Snacks	Make the Snack Switch	Fun Family Activity - Visit the Zoo	Pizza Party!
Session 6 Fast Foods	What is Your Favorite Fast Food Meal?	What is Your Favorite Salad?	Compromise With Fast Foods	Tips for Dining Out	Fast Food Winners	Fun Family Activity	Practice Dining Out Tips This Weekend
Session 7 and 8 Say No and Say Good Things	Can You Say NO?	Say Good Things to Yourself	Skip the Negative 4 Rules	Positive Things to Say Today	How Can You Make Yourself Move?	Fun Family Activity	Carrot, Broccoli, and Raisin Salad
Session 9 Behavior Changes	How Do You Change Unwanted Behaviors?	More on How to Change Unwanted Behaviors?	How Can Parents Help You Change Unwanted Behaviors?	Steps to Change Unwanted Behaviors	Visualize What You Want	Do a new activity	Pita Salad Pocket
Session 10 Tough Situations	Tough Situations	More Tough Situations	And More Tough Situations	What Would You Do in This Situation?	Small Changes Add Up	Fun Family Activity	Foods You Would NOT Think of Eating at Breakfast

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