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Fuel Your Body Educator Toolkit

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Table of Contents

Fuel Your Body key messages: ................................................................................................... 3

Session Plan Outline .................................................................................................................... 3

Fuel Your Body Toolkit Resources .............................................................................................. 4

Session One: Why fuel your body? ............................................................................................. 5

Activity 1. Why fuel your body?.................................................................................................. 6

Activity 2. What is nutritious food? ............................................................................................ 6

Session Two: Alcohol and hydration .......................................................................................... 7

Activity 1. Staying hydrated ...................................................................................................... 8

Activity 2. Alcohol: What is a standard drink? ............................................................................ 8

Session Three: How to fuel your body ...................................................................................... 10

Activity 1. How to fuel your body ............................................................................................. 11

Session Four: Case studies and review .................................................................................... 12

Activity 1. Case studies- nutritional intervention ...................................................................... 12

Activity 2. Quiz ....................................................................................................................... 13

References .............................................................................................................................. 14

Please Note: This toolkit is designed to assist health professionals and community workers to

deliver presentations to older adults. The content used within the toolkit is based on evidence which

targets older adults who live in the community. Should this resource be used in other settings or

with a different target audience, the content and delivery may need to be modified to align with the

evidence for that target audience or setting. Please refer to the Australian Commission on Safety

and Quality in Health Care’s Falls Prevention Best Practice Guidelines for further information.

http://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/falls-prevention/falls-prevention-resources/

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Fuel Your Body Key Messages:

 Eat regular meals and snacks to stay strong and fuel your body

 Make sure every meal or snack is made up of nutritious foods from the five food groups

to keep your body working well

 Drink more water to help you stay healthy and active

 Drink less alcohol to keep your brain and body healthy

Session Plan Outline

• Introduce yourself

• Why fuel your body?

• What is nutritious food?

Session One:Why fuel your body?

10 minutes

• Staying hydrated

• Alcohol: what is a standard drink?

Session Two: Alcohol and hydration

10 minutes

• Brainstorm: How to fuel your body

Session Three: Barriers to fuelling

your body

10 minutes

• Case studies- nutritional intervention

• Quiz

Session Four: Case studies, summarise

and review

10 minutes

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Fuel Your Body Toolkit Resources

PowerPoint Presentation

The Fuel Your Body PowerPoint is available for download. This can be used during the session and

the slides can be changed according to the information you are presenting. The PowerPoint can

guide you through the session and help to emphasise the key messages. You may also print it for

yourself and participants if you do not have access to a projector.

Fuel Your Body Booklet

The Stay On Your Feet® team have developed a Fuel Your Body booklet which is a guide to eating

well to keep the brain and body healthy and to prevent falls. The resource provides practical tips on

how older adults can fuel their body with nutritious foods as well as easy to follow recipes.

Distribute these resources to participants to support your presentation and encourage them to read

them and have a go at cooking the recipes. The resource can be ordered from ICCWA Quickmail.

Evaluation Forms

Evaluating your presentation helps you and the Stay On Your Feet® team to gauge what the group

have gained from attending, what worked well and what can be improved. Evaluation forms have

been provided for you to use. You and the group will also have the opportunity to win a prize if you

return your evaluation forms to the Stay On Your Feet® team.

Conversation starters

The Fuel Your Body conversation starters can help to open a dialogue with older adults about

eating well and staying hydrated. The conversation starters propose five questions to help you

begin the conversation.

Media Kit

The Fuel Your Body Media Kit provides a media release template and associated information to

help plan for and promote your workshop to the community. The media kit outlines what to do

before and after a session and how to promote your session. Download the kit and start planning

and promoting your presentation.

https://www.stayonyourfeet.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Fuel-Your-Body-PowerPoint-Presentation.pdf https://www.stayonyourfeet.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ICCWA-Fuel-Your-Body-12pp-v3-lowres.pdf http://www.iccwaquickmail.com.au/ https://www.stayonyourfeet.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Fuel-Your-Body-Evaluation-Form.pdf https://www.stayonyourfeet.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Fuel-Your-Body-Conversation-Starters.pdf https://www.stayonyourfeet.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Fuel-Your-Body-Media-Kit.pdf

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Session One: Why fuel your body

Resources to be used in this session

 Fuel Your Body PowerPoint slides 1-8 (printed or projected)

 Whiteboard and whiteboard pen (if available)

 Printed copies of the Five Food Groups Activity

Background information for you

Start by introducing yourself to participants. Encourage participants to write notes on their Fuel Your

Body Booklet regarding actions they may want to take following the workshop.

If within the budgetary and time constraints, we encourage you to prepare a healthy

morning/afternoon tea to encourage the participants to eat nutritious food while partaking in the

presentation (e.g. fruit/vegetable platter).

Falls are not a normal part of ageing; they are preventable. Slips, trips and falls are a concern

among our ageing population with approximately one in three people over the age of 65 having a

fall each year1. Falls are the leading cause of injury and hospitalisation for people over the age of

65, with at least 10% resulting in a serious injury or death2.

Many older adults are at risk of malnutrition3. Nutrition Australia report that a reduced appetite and

difficulties accessing healthy foods can create challenges for older adults in getting enough

essential vitamins, minerals and fibre4. Older adults with poor nutrition have higher mortality rates,

reduced quality of life, reduced muscle mass and strength, reduced ability to perform activities of

daily living, risk of additional illness and they experience longer recovery times than well-nourished

peers5.

Older adults are encouraged to eat nutritious foods from all five food groups and keep physically

active to help maintain muscle strength and a healthy weight6. Nutrition Australia4 encourages older

adults to “use every meal and snack as an opportunity for maximum nutrition and find ways to

improve their diet to fit with their personal tastes, ability and lifestyle”. Eating regular meals from all

five food groups will help you to get the right amount of energy and essential vitamins and minerals

the body needs to function all day long.

The five food groups include:

 Grains

 Vegetables

 Fruit

 Dairy

 Lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts, seeds and legumes/beans.

• Why fuel your body? Session One:

10

minutes

https://www.stayonyourfeet.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Five-food-groups-activity.pdf

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Activity 1. Why fuel your body?

Why is good nutrition important for healthy ageing? Why should you be eating regular

meals or snacks?

1. Discuss amongst the group and remember to bring it back to the importance of eating well

to keep the brain and body healt