Sugar Presentation Resources

Sugar: What’s it really doing to us?

Presenter: Rachel Gustafson BS, NTP

 

References:

 

Nutritional Therapy Association

 American Heart Association

 USDA

 Guard your health – Your body on sugar

 Addiction – America’s addiction to sugar

Sugar vs. Cocaine

http://www.sugarscience.org/

 

Video resources:

What does sugar actually do to your body?

How sugar affects the brain.

Sugar hiding in plain sight.

http://fedupmovie.com/#/page/home

http://thatsugarfilm.com/

Ideas for in the classroom:

Grow a garden – food scraps or seeds

Make stone soup

Make sweets vs. real food chart

Bake together

Make a rainbow with fresh fruits and veggies

Make your own healthy foods plate

Use sugar cubes to show how much sugar is in different foods

Field trips – farmers market, grocery store, apple festival, urban farm

Resources for families:

 Encourage healthy snacks, and if applicable healthy lunch options

Have a no juice policy

Share this sugar training information with families at conferences, or weekly newsletters.

Have a veggie or fruit of the week.

Keep communicating with families

Great resource- https://www.wholekidsfoundation.org/resources/