Activities that encourage church members to eat more fruits and vegetables are the heart of Body & Soul. These can include workshops, cooking demonstrations, taste tests, and many others.
Such activities help in three ways:
Such activities help in three ways:
- Church members learn about health.
- They get the chance to try new types of fruits and vegetables.
- They gain skills to change their eating habits.
THE BODY & SOUL KICK-OFF EVENT
The launch event sets the tone for your whole program. This event:
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ONGOING CHURCH ACTIVITIES
Learning activities inform and inspire the congregation. Church members learn how and why to eat more fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy lifestyle.
Include activities that appeal to different groups within the church such as:
A successful Body & Soul program means everyone has come together to improve their health. Celebrate!
Examples of celebrations include:
The launch event sets the tone for your whole program. This event:
- introduces the program to the congregation,
- inspires members to take charge of their health, and
- excites members about activities that will take place at the church.
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ONGOING CHURCH ACTIVITIES
Learning activities inform and inspire the congregation. Church members learn how and why to eat more fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy lifestyle.
Include activities that appeal to different groups within the church such as:
- Workshops on healthy eating; weight control; container gardening; preventing and controlling high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer; financial planning and budgeting
- Nutrition education activities in Sunday schools, men’s meetings, or other group meetings
- Tours of the produce department in a local grocery store
- Demonstrations and classes on healthy ways to prepare and cook food
- Tasting parties with fruits and vegetables (e.g., smoothies, different types of fruits and vegetables)
- Messages about healthy eating and living in church bulletins and newsletters, and on the church’s web site.
A successful Body & Soul program means everyone has come together to improve their health. Celebrate!
Examples of celebrations include:
- Recognition of the planning team during service
- Certificates for people who participated in the program
- Healthy luncheon or dinner
- A picnic or cookout
Examples of celebrations include:
Recognition of the planning team during service
Certificates for people who participated in the program
Healthy luncheon or dinner
A picnic or cookout
Recognition of the planning team during service
Certificates for people who participated in the program
Healthy luncheon or dinner
A picnic or cookout