session 2: maintain a healthy weight: the energy balance equation
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Chapter 5 | Session 2: Maintain a Healthy Weight
Session 2: Maintain a Healthy Weight: The Energy Balance Equation
Chapter 5 | Parent Program Training
Session 2: Maintain a Healthy Weight: The
Energy Balance Equation
Chapter 5 | Session 2: Maintain a Healthy Weight
Energy Balance
Portion size
Amount of physical activity
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Overview of Session 2
Chapter 5 | Session 2: Maintain a Healthy Weight
Encourage parents to openly discuss their experience with this activity
Try Tips to Eat Well & Move More
Chapter 5 | Session 2: Maintain a Healthy Weight
In order to maintain your weight:
ENERGY IN ENERGY OUT
To imagine Energy Balance, think of a scale
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Energy Balance
Chapter 5 | Session 2: Maintain a Healthy Weight
Even small changes can make a difference.
150 fewer calories per day = 10 lb. loss over 1 year
Even Small Changes Can Make a Difference
Chapter 5 | Session 2: Maintain a Healthy Weight
Behavior: amount of calories & physical activity
Environment: opportunities for healthy eating & physical activity
Genetics: genes affect weight
Easy ways to balance energy
How to handle different scenarios
Maintaining Energy Balance
Chapter 5 | Session 2: Maintain a Healthy Weight
Maintaining Energy Balance is like balancing a budget
If you eat more calories than you budgeted for today, you should reduce the calories you eat or increase your activity level the next day
Be mindful of Energy Balance over time
Lifestyle Energy Balance
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Children are still growing
They need a balance between ENERGY IN and ENERGY OUT that supports natural growth without promoting excess weight gain
A Note on Energy Balance in Children
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Energy Balance: ENERGY IN & ENERGY OUT
Worksheet topracticebudgetingENERGY IN &ENERGY OUT
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BMI is a measure of weight in relation to height
BMI helps determine whether or not people are at a healthy weight
Body Mass Index (BMI)
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Body Mass Index (BMI)
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BMI doesn’t work well for those who are…
Muscular
Very tall
Very short
Children – use BMI-for-Age growth charts
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A Note on Using BMI
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A serving is a measured amount of food or drink (e.g., 1 slice of bread, 1 cup of milk)
A portion is the amount of a specific food or drink you choose to have at a meal or snack; Portions can be larger or smaller than recommended servings
Serving Size vs. Portion Size
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Portion Size vs. Serving Size Activity
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Do You Know How Food Portions Have Changed in 20 Years?
View and download the full Portion Distortion presentation
Portion Distortion
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20 Years Ago
1 cup of spaghetti with sauce and 3 small meatballs500 calories
How many calories do you think are in today's portion of spaghetti and meatballs?
Today
?
Spaghetti and Meatballs… Then
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2 cups of pasta with sauce and 3 large meatballs1,025 calories
Calorie Difference = 525 calories
20 Years Ago Today
?
1 cup of spaghetti with sauce and 3 small meatballs500 calories
…and Now
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Use Pictures Rather than Words
Make use of the Portion Distortion slides. They are especially helpful for parents with low health literacy or languagebarriers.
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Chapter 5 | Session 2: Maintain a Healthy Weight
Managing ENERGY OUT
Physical activity guidelines recommend…
At least 30 minutes of physical activity for adults
At least 60 minutes of physical activity for children
…on most, preferably all, days of the week
Activity time can be broken up into short bursts
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Ideas on how to fit in daily activity
You can ask participants for ideas for short bursts of activity that their families can fit in during the day.
Becoming More Active
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Share Quick & Convenient Activities
Help families move more withconvenient activities they can do in the waiting room or even during TV commercial breaks!
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