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Dietitians4Teachers - Gwen (she/her)

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🍪Dietitian supporting educators.
👩‍🏫 Educator Workshops & classroom resources.
💪 Challenging diet culture at school.
🇨🇦 Canadian
😬 Goal setting is not the problem. 😬 Goal s 😬 Goal setting is not the problem. 😬 Goal setting about health in the first few weeks of January definitely is. Hello diet talk. New Year’s resolutions are deeply tied to anti-fatness and really confusing messages about health. Students have been around tons of these messages for 2 weeks. From the uncle who “just can’t have dessert” to the brand new treadmill given as a gift to the brand new movie release with a fat phobic sforyline (looking at you Wonka). Anyone else notice this scene? Having students set individual resolutions will surely end up with diet and body resolutions. A bulletin board full of anti-fatness and perfection seeking in crayon and gel pens anyone? We can’t prevent students from seeing these messages. We can build their skills to walk away from them though. Ack! I already planned a New Year’s resolution activity. Let’s make it safer: 🎆 you can ditch it. Do anything else. 🎆 you can do it as a class instead of individually - what do we want to do more of as a class this year- focus on joyful things- more music, more outside time. 🎆 older students? Talk to them about New Year’s resolutions and how we are always being asked to change ourselves. 🎆read a body positive book instead. I love @tylerfeder bodies are cool. 🎆focus on celebrating ourselves. No change talk. At all. Here’s to a smooth start to 2024. #ontarioteacher #canadianteacher #classroomactivities #safeschools #dietculture #bulletinboardideas #classroomdecor #iteachhealth #hpe
Pomegranate joy. Just putting some “hope I get n Pomegranate joy. Just putting some “hope I get new paints” and “food isn't just about nutrients” vibes out there. Merry Christmas. #watercolour #pomegranate
🍋🚰 “But have you tried lemon slices?” 🍋🚰 “But have you tried lemon slices?” No your coffee is not dehydrating. Imagine a kid having his juice box being taken away cause they “should just drink water”. Not all kids will just drink plain water. Water bottles leak. Water can taste different at school than home. Imagine as a teacher no caffeine being allowed on property - cause it’s dehydrating (it’s not). Or only non sweetened caffeine (cause sugar). Umm no thanks. Hydration looks different for different people. You know your body best. Trust that kids’ caregivers know what works for them. #hydration #ontarioteacher #canadianteacher #lunchboxideas #healthyschoollunch
😳Ummm. What did you say? Shoot. How to respond? 😳Ummm. What did you say? Shoot. How to respond? Ugh. Teachers. If i haven't said it lately, you rock. If anyone knows how to turn on a dime, it's you. And yet, these types of comments can really throw even the best off their game. These comments are filled with value statements and can instantly introduce risk. How would I respond? Something like this to grade 5-6ers. Fully noting I am not a teacher. "Hmm. It sounds like that is very important to your uncle. Usually no single nutrient is bad for us, but lots of people have different needs for their food. Things they need to avoid or have less of for many reasons (allergies, health conditions, religion etc.). What's important to remember is that our needs are all different, and nothing applies to all of us. Carbohydrates are parts of many many foods and really important for growing, learning and having enough energy." ❓❓How would you respond? 📄🔗Do you need a good resource for those sticky "food labels" curriculum points? Check out the link in the stories or on our website or on TPT. #healthyeating #healthyeatingatschool #ontarioteachers #canadianteachers #foodlabels #classroomresource Gwen
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