Healthy Habits

The life changing healthy eating and exercise program developed by a Registered Dietitian and recommended by your Doctor. Available for children ages 8-14.

The mission of Healthy Habits is to provide honest, credible and fun health education utilizing nutrition and exercise principles to promote positive behavioral changes that result in life long habits and thereby optimal wellness for the whole family.

The goal of Healthy Habits is to unite children and their families to achieve long-term dietary changes and physical activity through personalized group education in a friendly environment. In other words, Healthy Habits’ will encourage a lifestyle of activity and eating sensibly.

Creating Healthy Habits
Week by Week

Healthy Habits is an eight week program incorporating both healthy eating and exercising in order to teach children to eat sensibly and be active. This weekly program was developed by Laura Cipullo, RD, CDE in cohort with medical doctors in response to the childhood obesity epidemic. Healthy Habits is a tool for families to prevent and or help children’s food and weight issues.

This program is for every child. It was designed to educate children of all shapes and sizes on how to make the appropriate nutrition choices for the rest of their lives. Each week the children learn new nutrition concepts through hands on activities led by a Registered Dietitian.

Physical activity is incorporated in a supportive and safe environment. The children exercise, learn yoga and dance with an exercise physiologist or dance instructor in a private studio. Meanwhile moms, dads and or caregivers may receive support and education from the Registered Dietitian.

What you Learn

1. •How to be a healthy weight and eat all foods
   

2. •Portion Control
   

3. •Lifestyle exercises
   

4. •Contracting your way or your child’s way to healthy eating and weight loss
   

5. •Family support is essential
   

6. •Healthy hints and the art of self control
   

7. •Your body is your friend
   

8. •The right reward
   

Formula for Success

1. •Healthy and happy eating for the whole family
   

2. •Food is divided into color categories
   

3. •There are no good foods or bad foods
   

4. •Weight loss is not dependent on fad diets
   

5. •Body movement is fun
   

6. •Carbohydrates, proteins and fat are all part of a healthy meal plan
   

7. •Listening, understanding and respecting body cues
   

8. •Setting realistic goals
   

For Information call nutritional programs and locations at CEDAR Associates call us at 914-244-1904.