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Session 5: Make healthy food
choices one day at a time
Preparing for the Session
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Incorporate healthy eating into daily routines
Substitute more healthful foods for less healthful foods
Materials, Supplies, Handouts, and Equipment
In addition to the general materials, supplies, and equipment listed on page and 2 of the
Program Leaders Guide, you will need the following:
Appendix J: GAME PLAN Food and Activity Tracker (one copy per participant)
Appendix K: Weekly Pledge form (one copy per participant)
Original Pre– and Post–Session 4 Questionnaires to return to participants
Post–Session 5 (mid-program) Questionnaire found in Appendix M (one copy per participants,
plus a few extras)
NOTE: Before administering the post-session questionnaire, check with your sponsoring organization regarding
its guidelines on data collection. Your organization or its funding agencies may require clearance of this data
collection and may have special processes for approval.
OPTIONAL: Two helpers to assist participants with flling out questionnaires and other tasks
Index cards for writing down recipes (several for each participant)
OPTIONAL: Index cards that each list a designated recipe category (e.g., entree, dessert, salad,
side dish, bread, beverage)
Advance Preparation
In addition to the general advance preparation described in the Program Leader’s
Resource Guide, you will need to do the following:
At the last session you asked participants to bring a favorite food and its recipe to this session.
Consider sending a reminder to participants to bring their food items and recipes to the class.
Photocopy the GAME PLAN Food and Activity Tracker (Appendix J) and the Weekly Pledge
form (Appendix K) (one copy per participant).
You may wish to hand out the NDEP bilingual (English and Spanish) Recipe and Meal Planner
Guide at this session. The booklet, which contains recipes in English and in Spanish, must be
ordered 6 weeks in advance (see the NDEP Publications Order Form in Appendix AC). It can
NDEP Power to Prevent Session 5