Healthy Eating Active Living

WHAT’S NEW

• Cook for Health: Junior Chef
  – See Cooking Videos
  – Web-based cooking classes —sign up through HEAL program or by calling 408-851-3800
• HEAL Academy (Monthly Virtual Activity Session)

OUR VIDEOS

Program Videos

• HEAL Program Overview

Cooking Videos

• Healthy and Quick Family Breakfast Ideas: Overnight Oats
• HEAL Cooking Class: Breakfast
• HEAL Cooking Class: Lunch
• HEAL Cooking Class: Dinner

Nutrition Videos

• Picking a Tortilla
• Making a Lunch Box
• Picking a Yogurt

HEAL PROGRAM

Address
Pediatrics Department 190

Hours
By appointment only
Tuesday afternoons and once monthly on Thursday afternoon
New patients (average duration of appointment: 1 hour)
Returning patients (average duration of appointment: 45 minutes)

Goal
To help children and teens aged 6 -17 years old and their families make healthy lifestyle choices to ensure a healthy weight and habits for their lifetime.

Expectation
A commitment from the child, plus parents and caregivers involved in the child’s environment, to try to adopt healthier lifestyle choices and habits.

Services
We offer a variety of services depending on what you and your family need most. There are 4 choices, and you are welcome to enroll in the one that best fits your and your family’s situation. After 6 months you can also transition to a different option.

1. HEAL Academy: A 6-month program with monthly group virtual workshops that cover the key aspects to making successful lifestyle changes. Currently offered every 4th Tuesday from 3:45-5:00p.m. with 15-20 minutes of physical activity, 5-10 minutes of mindfulness and meditation, and 20-30 minutes of education on a lifestyle topic (see HEAL Academy calendar for topics). These are fun, interactive, and help your child or teen learn in a group setting. You will have a telephone or video visit with a Health Educator at the beginning and end of the 6-month workshop series as well as at 9 and 12 months to monitor your progress. You may also add the Jr Chef cooking class option.
2. HEAL Flex: A 6-month program with individualized visits with our multi-disciplinary team members 4x over a 6-month period, then a check-in with a Health Educator to discuss your goals for the next 6 months. We will help you build and maintain a healthy lifestyle by helping you develop personalized health goals for you and your family. This currently can be done via in-person office visits (assuming no illness/Covid symptoms) or a combination of in-person office visits and virtual video visits. This also includes a trial of one of our virtual classes (cooking class or HEAL Academy workshop).
3. HEAL Total: A comprehensive 12-month program for patients and families who are really ready to commit to making lifestyle changes! This includes a combination of HEAL Academy and HEAL Flex. You will have sessions 2x/month with a combination of group virtual workshops as well as individualized lifestyle appointments (in-person and virtual) with our HEAL team to customize goals for you and your family.
4. HEAL Jr Chef: A 6-month program with monthly virtual hands-on cooking classes (offered every 3rd Thursday of the month from 4:30-6:00p.m.). We start class by learning about a nutrition topic and then cook a meal/snack together, led by a physician and chef. Note: Parents need to be present to supervise. We encourage kids/teens/families to cook along with the class so they have a meal ready at the end (recipes are sent out 1 week ahead)! Anyone in the other HEAL options can join the Jr Chef classes.

RESOURCES

Action Plan and Goals

• Take action… goal setting
• Action plan for parents
• Goal form for children
• 10 healthy habits

Nutrition Resources

• Mindful eating
• Parenting for success
• Food log
• Hunger scale
• Healthy plant based diet
• Healthy plate (Chinese) (Spanish)
• Healthy breakfast
• Healthy thirst quenchers
• Healthy kids’ recipes
• KP Food for health blog
• Dr. Yum recipes
• Eat Right website for healthy recipes and more
• Snack challenge
• Video: How to shop for healthy foods

Physical Activity

• Ways to be active throughout the day
• Rate of perceived exertion: How hard am I working?

Get Moving

Fitness Apps

• Sworkit Kids: 5 – 30-minute exercise routines for children 7-14 years old
• Go Noodle: dance, yoga, and mindfulness for children 5-12 years old
• Iron Kids (from American Academy of Pediatrics): 45-minute workouts for 8 years and older (cost: $3.99)
• Just Dance Now: dance party exercise for 10 years and older
• Zombies, Run!: running game for 12 years and older
• NFL Play 60 (from American Heart Association): for 4 years and older
• FitQuest Lite: exercise adventure powered by movement (e.g., jogging, hopping, dancing), moving unlocks more puzzles in the game

Dance Videos (For younger kids, 4-9 years)

• Debbie Doo & Friends! – Let’s Star Jump!
• Debbie Doo & Friends! – The Freeze

Active Games (For younger kids, 4-9 years)

• Party Freeze Game
• Animal Action
• Movement Fun

Be Mindful

• Belly Breathing Song (for young children)
• Mental Health and Emotional Wellness Apps
• Mindfulness Video (for young children)
• KP Audio Meditations for Health (for older teens and adults)

Healthy Sleep

• Teens (12-18 years)
• School-Age Children

Other Resources

• Tips for parents to help kids reduce screen time
• Healthy Eating Active Living – Tips for families (Spanish)

OUR TEAM