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BODY IMAGE CAMPAIGNS Helping our teen girls like themselves.

Posted on: April 14th, 2011 by Emma Fogt No Comments

I am revamping my talk called Body Image and You! which I have been giving to Middle Schools,High Schools and summer camps since 2002. This talk originally started as poster boards depicting magazine images and beauty myths, then evolved to a Power Point and now simply discussion with the magic of (so easily accessible!) online show and tell. The goal of Body Image and You! is to promote positive body image in students and to also question the media and social stereotypes of beauty.

In my search for updating my information here are some Body Image Links I would like to share.

Love Your Body: (loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org)
This website has a eye opening section on offensive Body Image ads. There is commentary under each of the negative ads explaining why they are offensive to women. I love that these negative ads are balanced with a page of positive ones. What a great way to discuss the Media in relation to women’s perception of themselves especially with highschool, middle schoolers and parents! http://loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org/offensiveads.html

http://loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org/positiveads.html

This site also has a really good down loadable slide or PDF of
“The ABCs and Ds of Commercial Images of Women”.

Campaign for Real Beauty (www.campaign for realbeauty.com)
In 2004 Dove launched it’s Campaign “Real Beauty”- I remember it well as I was looking for good content for my talks at that time and was very excited to find it. This campaign features real women, not models, advertising Dove’s firming cream. The advertisements focus on promoting real, natural beauty, in an effort to offset the unrealistically thin and unhealthy archetypal images associated with modelling. Now 7 years later the website has expanded to include a The Dove Self Esteem Toolkit for parents and students full of Conversation Starters, Impactful Activitie and In Depth Guides and Tools. I am so impressed I am listing the Body Image Guides here! THEY ARE EXCELLENT!
Activity Guides for Moms of Girls ages 8-11 years (36 pages)
Activity Guides for Girls ages 11-16 years (28 pages)
Youth Leaders Guide for Girls ages 10-14 (58 pages).

http://content.dove.us/selfesteemweekend/pdfs/DSEF%20Activity%20Guide%20for%20Mothers.pdf

Body Bliss Central (www.bodyblisscentral.com)
Contains Body a blog written by an English women “Sandy”. She asks how do we change the women hating culture of body image? From media, advertising even politics and education!
One of my favorite posts for a shot of reality is on how “Attitude is Everything!”: http://bodyblisscentral.com/your-attitude-your-body-image.

More to Me (www.moretome.org)
Take action with this online forum to share your experiences in areas of life, from childbirth to mental illness to immigration.Included is an online petition, which you can sign electronically and use your voice to convince law makers that state and federal funding is needed for these issues.

http://www.uhs.uga.edu/everybody/index.html

Finally a few VIDEOS!

Kid’s Afterschool Snacks can follow the NEW 2010 Dietary Guidelines!

Posted on: February 7th, 2011 by Emma Fogt 2 Comments

Healthy After School Snacks

Last week, The 2010 Dietary Guidelines were launched  by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services to prevent diet related disease and obesity as well as increase activity among the American population . Unlike previous Dietary Guidelines, these new guidelines are focused on research – lots of research!

The statistics now show that over 33 % of children and now 66% of adults are overweight or obese. As a result, the new 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans focus on balancing calories with physical activity, and encourages Americans to consume more vegetables, fruits, whole grains (fiber) , fat-free and low-fat dairy products, and seafood, and eat less salt, saturated and trans fats, added sugars, and refined grains (white flour, white rice).

Five Healthy after school  snacks for kids:

THINK :         1. GRAIN       2. FRUIT /VEG     3. PROT/DAIRY

  • 1/4C Salsa, 1 serving Baked Tortilla Chips & 1C OJ with calcium
  • 1C Cereal (containing 4gm or more of fiber) , 1 C skim milk and 1C whole strawberries
  • 2 slices whole grain bread, 1 Tbsp peanut butter, 1/2 large sliced banana
  • 1 C low fat yogurt, 1/4C low fat granola, 1C blueberries
  • 1C  reduced sodium soup, 7 reduced reduced fat /reduced sodium Triscuits , 1C skim milk
  • 2 corn tortilla’s, 1/4 C refried beans, low fat mexican mix cheese- heated in oven or microwave, 1C water
  • 1C carrots/celery, 1/4C hummus, 1/2C no salt pretzels, 1c skim milk
  • 1 whole wheat tortilla, 1/2C baby spinach, 2-3 slices tomato , 2 oz lean Dietz & Watson Lite Gourmet Breast of Turkey, 1 tsp Dietz & Watson Honey Mustard. 1C OJ with calcium
  • 1 C chili, 1 slice whole wheat toast, 1 C skim milk

GO FOR THE GREENS! In Lower Merion Elementary Schools

Posted on: March 1st, 2010 by Emma Fogt 1 Comment

The Lower Merion Elementary School System outside of Philadelphia is getting ready for GO FOR THE GREENS! week from Monday, March 15 through Thursday, March 18th. Everyone is invited to taste the surprise free green veggie of the day at lunch time and vote on it. Try this in your school!

DAY 1: Our first GO FOR THE GREENS surprise tasting is
1. kind’a creepy
2. From the squash family and
3. Begins with the last letter of the alphabet-
That’s right you guessed it! It’s delicate and tender- perfect for grilling or with a little minced garlic…ZUCCHINI!!! Come taste some free zucchini at lunch today and vote on it-everyone is invited.

DAY 2: Today’s surprise “GO FOR THE GREENS“ veggie is
1. made up of crunchy florettes
2. packed with vitamin C and iron
3. and is known to own stalks.
Yup! BROCCOLI! Try broccoli steamed or raw, add lemon or parmesan cheese or dip it! Have it today at lunch –free and tally it up on the GO FOR THE GREENS Poster!

DAY 3: Today is a green day. It’s St Patrick’s Day, spring is around the corner and The “GO FOR THE GREENS “ surprise veggie sample featured today is
1. yup you guessed it-green
2. can be broad, flat or wax
3. and stringy…
can you guess it! STRING BEANS! Come and taste a yummy free string beans at lunch today- Tally up your taste on the GO FOR THE GREENS poster- everyone is invited!

DAY 4: Today at lunch is the last day to try “GO FOR THE GREENS”.
Can you guess if the following statements are True or False?
The darker the green the more nutritious – true or false?
The USDA recommends 3 cups of dark green leafy vegetables/week -true or false?
Dark greens contain calcium and iron -true or false?
If you said true to all of the above . You are right!
Come try some a SUPER VEGGIE today at lunch- dark green baby SPINACH!- Everyone is invited to this free event.

The SHAC Nutrition Committee hopes YOU have fun GOING FOR THE GREENS!