Learning Objective:

To enhance the understanding of balanced diets and develop healthy eating habits.

Target audience:

F.1 to F.3 students

Core message:

1. Eating in proportion according to the recommendations of the healthy eating pyramid is essential.

2. Saturated and trans fats can increase bad cholesterol levels, leading to blood clots.

3. Sufficient calcium intake is crucial to bone health. From the age of thirty, the rate of natural calcium loss from bones will accelerate, which can cause a decrease in bone density.

4. Dietary fiber helps prevent constipation, stabilise blood sugar and reduce blood cholesterol levels.

Remarks: The talk is conducted in Cantonese only

Learning Objective:

Understand the importance of maintaining a healthy weight and clarify common misconception about weight control.

Target audience:

F.1 to F.6 students

Core message:

1. Losing weight and losing fat are not the same. Fat loss means reducing fat mass, while weight reduction can involve losing body fluid or muscle.

2. The principle of weight management involves the balancing between calorie intake and expenditure.

3. Consuming sufficient calories does not necessarily mean obtaining sufficient nutrition. Therefore, when choosing foods, it is essential to adhere to the principles of healthy eating.

Remarks: The talk is conducted in Cantonese only

Learning Objective:

Learn to read food labels to make healthy choices.

Target audience:

F.1 to F.6 students

Core message:

1. When reading nutrition labels, pay attention to the serving size, calorie and seven key nutrients contents of prepackaged foods.

2. We should limit the total intake of fats, sugars and sodium in our diet. For every 100 grams of food, we should avoid choosing products with more than 15 grams of sugar, more than 20 grams of fat and more than 600 milligrams of sodium.

3. Trans fat increases bad cholesterol and decreases good cholesterol in the body, which is detrimental to cardiovascular health.

4. Be cautious of nutrition-related claims and carefully read nutrition labels to choose a healthier prepackaged food option.

Remarks: The talk is conducted in Cantonese only

Learning Objective:

Understand the importance of choosing snacks for a healthier eating habit.

Target audience:

F.1 to F.3 students

Core message:

1. Healthy snacks can supplement the calories, fluids and nutrients that are lacking in main meals, but cannot replace them.

2. When eating snacks, pay attention to the timing and amount to avoid affecting the appetite for the next main meal.

3. Snacks should be chosen based on the principles of the healthy eating pyramid and low oil, sugar and salt.

4. Making your own snacks and sharing ideas on the cooking process with family and friends is an enjoyable thing to do in your leisure time.

Remarks: The talk is conducted in Cantonese only

Learning objective:

Understanding how to build up healthy lifestyle habits, such as maintaining regular exercise and exercising self control in Internet use so as to enhance personal self care abilities and promote mental health.

Core message:

1. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Mental health includes realising one's potential, being able to cope with stress, working effectively and contributing to society.

2. To maintain physical and mental health, we need to establish a healthy life style, including regular exercises and moderate use of the Internet. It is also necessary to cultivate positive thinking and be grateful as well as keep communicating and sharing with others.

3. Pay attention to your mental state when encountering unpleasant things. If there is persistent low mood, insomnia or excessive sleep, irrational guilt or despair for two weeks or more, you should seek help as soon as possible.

Remarks: The talk is conducted in Cantonese only

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