Table 2 Description of interactive stations of the student healthy nutrition and exercise circuit
From: Berlin evaluates school tobacco prevention - BEST prevention: study design and methodology
Interactive station | Content | Activity |
|---|---|---|
1. Healthy shopping | • Development of skills for healthy shopping (balance of carbohydrates, fat and protein) | Students have to choose food out of 90 products which they believe are healthy. They get points for a well-balanced selection of healthy foods. |
2. Flavor bar | • Food flavors | Students taste 7 water solved flavors and have to allocate them to food products, eg.: Strawberry – strawberry ice-cream; mint – cough drops) |
3. Nutrition pyramid | • Nutritional recommendations | Students get 14 cubes with pictures of food items and have to build the nutrition pyramid. |
4. Exercise | • Exercise and energy expenditure | Students cycle on a bicycle ergometer in order to burn as many calories as possible. |
The moderator explains the amount and kind of food that corresponds to burned calories. | ||
5. Knowledge | • Knowledge on nutrition and exercise | Students complete a quiz about healthy nutrition and health promoting exercise. |