Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- March 4, 2008

Penn State Extension takes cross-generational approach to good food habits (:49)

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Suggested Intro:

MOST PEOPLE KNOW PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHY EATING, BUT IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW THE RULES WHEN EVERYONE WANTS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. A PROGRAM FROM PENN STATE EXTENSION TAKES AN INTERGENERATIONAL APPROACH TO EATING RIGHT. GARY ABDULLAH HAS THE STORY:

Story:

(:18) AS CHILDREN MATURE, IT GETS HARDER FOR FAMILIES TO AGREE ON FAVORITE FOODS AND EATING HABITS. THE FRIDGE PROGRAM STANDS FOR FOOD-RELATED INTERGENERATIONAL DISCUSSION GROUP EXPERIENCES, AND PENN STATE RESEARCHER MATT KAPLAN SAYS IT BRINGS ADULTS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER WITH FUN GAMES THAT GET EVERYONE ON THE SAME NUTRITIONAL PAGE:

Kaplan Actuality:
(:19) "WE'RE BUILDING FAMILY WHILE AT THE SAME TIME BUILDING HEALTH. WE FIND THAT IT'S VERY HARD TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT HEALTH ONLY WITH THEIR OWN GENERATION, AND THEN THEY GO HOME TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO AREN'T REALLY SUPPORTING THEIR LEARNING. SO IT REALLY MAKES SENSE TO WORK WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY, TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY CAN ENACT SOME OF THE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS THAT THEY KNOW THEY NEED TO DO."

(:11) KAPLAN SAYS GETTING PARENTS, CHILDREN AND EVEN GRANDPARENTS TO BUY INTO HEALTHY EATING CAN INCREASE SUCCESS FOR EVERYONE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE FRIDGE PROGRAM, CONTACT YOUR COUNTY PENN STATE EXTENSION OFFICE. I'M GARY ABDULLAH.

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Learn more:

"FRIDGE: Food, Family and Fellowship" (College of Agricultural Sciences publication in PDF format -- Adobe Acrobat Reader required)

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