Well-being and Social Connection 6

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Well Being & Social Connection

Wednesday, July 22, 2020


Check-In with everyone

Hello! July's theme is INDEPENDENCE! This wekk is all about MONEY!! Money and health are very closely connected. PREVENTING illness is a lot less expensive than the cost of getting sick. What we eat and how has a big impact on our health. Taking control of our nutrition and caring for our relationships can keep us strong and well.


High Priority Vocabulary

Six more words for today. 

PRESENTERS: Remember to go through how the number words are spelled.

  • twelve        12
  • thirteen     13
  • fourteen    14
  • fifteen         15
  • sixteen        16
  • seventeen  17

Do you remember the numbers from Monday and Tuesday? Let's check. 

PRESENTERS: for the game to work you must open the link, click the PRESENT button on the upper right and go down to the slide with the dollar amounts in a table. Click on the dollar amount to see the question. Click the bottom right icon to see the correct answer. Then click the home icon on the bottom right to go back to the questions board.

Number Spelling Jeopardy Game


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Show & Share

Did you remember today's show and share topic? Your FAVORITE restaurant! Eating is a big part of socializing, and even though we can't dine in actual restaurants for a while, we can still get our favorite meals to go. So let's remember some of our favorite spots. 

PRESENTERS: Take suggestions from participants of what restaurants to look up and go to the menus  for some or all of them. 


Tomorrow's Show & Share will be for trophies or awards. Do you have any medals or awards that you have earned? Have you completed a race? Received a certificate? Earned a diploma? Tell us about your achievements.


Going "Out" to Eat Right at Home

Discuss:

  1. What's special about going out to eat?
  2. When do you go out for a meal? 
  3. With whom do you usually like to dine out?
  4. How often did you used to go out to eat before shelter-in-place?
  5. What about now?

"Sparkle Meals" are meals that we look forward to and then remember fondly. Sometimes they mark special occasions, or holidays. Sometimes they are just food we really love. Other times they are like a gift we give the people we love. Sparkle Meals are all those times we sit around a table and realize we are lucky and blessed and can be happy with what we have, the meals and times we remember. 


So during this pandemic a Sparkle Meal is a great idea. It gives us something to look forward to. It makes it special and fun to eat at home. It's good for our health. 


Steps for a Sparkle Meal

Shopping for a Meal to Cook

Use the Raley's website to find the groceries for yesterday's recipe. You'll have to choose the department to shop in based on the ingredient you need. 

PRESENTERS: show participants the departmens in the top navigation bar and let them direct you to the correct area for the ingredients.


Getting Food from a Restaurant

Not everyone likes to cook. Look at these steps for dining out. Discuss how you could do similar steps but eat at home, and get the meal from your favorite restaurant.

PRESENTERS: The galleries on the linked page show process picture sets for getting ready to eat out and ordering in a fast food restaurant.  REMEMBER TO CLICK ON THE PICTURES DIRECTLY so they fill the screen, and then use the arrows to move to the next one.


Talk about which steps apply to being at home and which steps you might skip if you're just getting take out. (you'll still need money to pay for food for example, but you may not need medications)


Getting Ready to Go Out - we can dress up to eat at home.


Steps or Odering To Go- we can order delivery or take out and make our meal at home special. Fast food is the most similar to ordering take-out, so that is the best example for getting restaurant goodies during the pandemic.


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Adding Even More Sparkle

How can you make a take out meal at home even more special? Think of all your senses, not just what you see. Use this picture for inspiration.


Meals with Friends Are Good for Our Health!

Here are some scientifically proven ways eating in a group helps us be healthier:

  • When we have dinner together, we get a positivee boost in mood and a decrease in stress chemicals.
  • Kids who eat with their parents feel more connected, have a more positive outlook, and improved self-esteem.
  • Home-cooked meal are usually more nutritious than restaurant dining, with more veggies, less fried foods, and healthier drink options.
  • We get to try new foods with people we know so we are more likely to enjoy them.
  • Eating in company is scientifically proven to increase happiness.

Choosing Healthful Food

Look at the sheets and decide which foods are healthy.

PRESENTERS: Use the BACK button to return to the course page

Sheet 01

Sheet 02


Brown Food Is Healthy Food

When you choose a grain, starch, bread or cereal, the more brown and textured it is the better it is for you. Look at this chart to see the difference.


Wherever possible REPLACE white grains and cereals with a brown or more colorful option. 


What is your favorite healthful food?



Next week, for Well Being we'll talk about your guts. That's right! Did you know that you have brain cells in your guts? It's like your tummy is a tiny second brain. WHOAH!!  Did you know that your gut is the main powerhouse for your immune system? What we eat can make us strong and healthy, or weak and sick. 


What Did We Learn Today?

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