Walk Through the Pyramid Event - Now Explore MyPlate!


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Walk Through the Pyramid™ has now become Explore MyPlate!  The event is an example of how Healthy Kids Challenge® helps kids and families hear about, see, and practice healthy behaviors!

Explore MyPlate

  • a fun community or school event teaching healthy choices

  • held in malls, on football fields, in auditoriums and in libraries

  • for kids of all ages and families

  • an employee wellness motivator

Explore MyPlate is a hands-on learning experience. It brings the USDA MyPlate to life. With a unique blend of “edu-tainment,” a fun way of teaching kids and families by combining interactive education and entertainment. Food trivia, choosing favorites from each MyPlate food group, rolling the dice in an active play game, and even creating a MyPlate bracelet for take home fun are all a part of the healthy "learning".

HKC can help you create your own Explore MyPlate or give the event for you!

  1. Get the basics: Order the Explore MyPlate  guide booklet
  2. For other levels of assistance, contact HKC


Read about previous Walk Through the Pyramid™events below to hear about the healthy experiences and messages learned! 

 

Four District Elementary Schools Come Together for the "Walk" 

As part of Roosevelt Elementary's 2011 Spring Family Night in Pryor, OK., elementary students and their families were invited to "Walk Through The Pyramid" . HKC staff brought everything needed to immerse kids and families in MyPyramid messages! Girls learning about the food pyramid

Kids searched for whole grains, viewed colorful veggies and fruits, learned to use just a dab of the oils, boned up on sources of calcium, powered up with protein and fit in some physical activity! Participants took home a sampling of trail mix, a MyPyramid bracelet, and a handout to help them remember to walk through the food pyramid each day!

"We’re excited about students getting this hands-on experience!  It’s also helpful for them to see the correct portions on a plate since restaurants put on too much. We can educate them on balanced eating, but then as a school we need to reinforce these healthy habits."
Brian Bradshaw, Roosevelt Elementary Principal

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Taste of Chicago 2010

 Taste of Chicago MyPyramid interactive nutrition displayAt this year's Taste of Chicago, the Healthy Kids Challenge® (HKC) Walk Through the Pyramid™ was a packed tent! During the event, over 1,000 kids and their families walked through MyPyramid food groups, talked to the dancing carrot, got moo-ful tips from the milk group cow and learned more about healthy eating and  physical activity!

Del Monte, a sponsor for this year's HKC Walk Through the Pyramid™, helped bring "edu-tainment" at its best! At every food group, participants saw and touched healthy food choices. While hearing the fruit and veggie message to eat plenty of fruits and veggies in a rainbow of colors, they saw the "rainbow". Young and old walked away with a Del Monte beach ball and a bracelet reminder of how to balance healthy eating choices with physical activity.

Executive Director, Vickie L. James, RD, LD, summed up HKC's second year to participate in the Taste of Chicago's Family Village by saying, "We're thrilled to have been a part of 'America's City Picnic', showcasing affordable, simple steps for Chicagoans to create healthy lifestyles. Events like this further HKC's efforts to meet First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move challenge for us all to be a solution to building healthy communities.

Sarah Ludmer, RD, LD, Senior Nutritionist for Del Monte said, "Del Monte is proud to be a part of such a unique event that brings family and health together. Our products make it easier for kids and parents to incorporate nutirtion into their everyday lives."


California School Leaders Walk Through the Pyramid 

Over 1000 participants at the California School Wellness Conference, held in Anaheim, had the opportunity to experience the HKC interactive Walk Through the Pyramid™ exhibit. 95% of participants indicated this was a life like situation that could be feasibly implemented for staff, kids and families in a multitude of environments.
 

Additional quotes from around the U.S.

Westfield Solano Mall-MyPyramid interactive nutrition display“The interactive food pyramid was a big success and the event would not have been the same without HKC.”
Courtney CaJacob, Westfield Solano Marketing Director

 "This needs to be in all schools...Can you train our staff?"
School leaders, California School Wellness Conference

“The food group displays really got my attention, especially the fat content of different kinds of milk.”
CIGNA employee, Philadelphia

Healthy Kids Challenge MyPyramid nutrition display“I was here yesterday but brought my co-workers back today to "Walk" together and talk about changing our snack habits at work.”
CIGNA employee, Chattanooga

 

 

HKC is dedicated to kids and healthy eating and physical activity solutions that support a lifetime of health and success.