Making Beneficial Lifestyle Choices in Casey County

To combat deficiencies in literacy, health, and welfare, Literacy, Eating, and Activity for Preschoolers (LEAP) program was offered in Head Start, with fourteen participants. Parents report reading more frequently to children and making positive nutrition changes; teachers report preschoolers were trying healthier foods. In conjunction with Commodities Day, which distributes food to about 300 families, Family and Consumer Sciences provided nutrition education. Participants report trying recipes, budgeting, meal planning, and healthier eating. FCS Agent and partners provided a weight-loss program in which six parent-child teams and one individual participated. The top individual lost 122 pounds; the teams lost 414.3 pounds. Also, Weight: the Reality Series was taught twice, with fifteen people losing over 5% of body weight.

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