Sip Smart!™ Ontario

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• This PowerPoint was designed to promote the use of Sip Smart!™ Ontario in Ontario schools.

• Sip Smart!™ is a trademarked program owned by the BC Pediatric Society and licensed to the Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health (OSNPPH).

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For more information:

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Overview

Learn…

• The health effects of sugary drinks

• How to help children gain the knowledge and skills to make healthy drink choices

• About available Sip Smart!™ Ontario resources

• About BrightBites and how to earn Sip Smart!™ and Water Promotion badges

Sugary drinks are everywhere!

Drinking too many sugary drinks:

• Leads to poor nutrition

• Causes tooth decay

• Displaces healthy beverages e.g., water

• Increases risk for chronic diseases e.g., heart disease, diabetes, cancer

Sip Smart!™

Think about it!

The maximum amount of added sugar that 7-13 year old children should have in one

day is ~10 sugar cubes (40g of sugar).

One 355 mL can of pop or iced tea already has

10-12 sugar cubs added to it (> 40g of sugar)!

Wise drink choices

support good health!

Healthy children:

• Learn better

• Perform better at school and socially

• Have more energy to be physically active

• Parents play an important role in the choices children make.

Read the label to know for

sure what your child is drinking

Help your child to

make healthy drink choices

Fruit Juice

• 100% fruit juice is a ‘sometimes’ choice

• A single serving of 125 mL (½ a cup) a day is enough

• A glass of water and whole fruit is better for your child than fruit juice

Sports Drinks

• Children only need sports drinks if doing continuous, vigorous activity for longer than 60 minutes, in hot humid weather wearing heavy protective gear

• Healthier to have water & healthy snack after a workout

Flavoured Milks

• Milk is a great source of protein, calcium, Vitamin D and B vitamins

• Flavoured milk is a ‘sometimes’ choice (once or twice a week)

Note: Milkshakes, hot chocolates and specialty lattes would be classified as ‘avoid’ because of their sugar and fat content

Caffeine

• Children do not need caffeine

• Children are more affected (smaller bodies/ brains still developing) – trouble sleeping, headache, wandering mind

Tooth decay and erosion

• Bacteria + Sugar = Acid (tooth decay)

• Acidic Drinks + Tooth + Time = Enamel Erosion

Protect your child’s teeth

• Avoid drinks with acid and sugar

• Sipping any drinks with acid can cause

tooth decay

• Sip Smart! - Sip Water!

Sip Smart!™ Ontario

• Teaches children in Grades 3 to 7 about:

o Negative health effects of sugary drinks

o How to make healthy drink choices

• Has fun, interactive learning activities

• Is available at no cost to Ontario educators

Program Resources

• Teacher Resource Guide*

• Poster: How Much Sugar is in Your Drink?

• Poster: What Size is Your Drink?

• Sip Smart!™ Ontario Factsheet

• Sip Smart!™ Ontario Booklet for Parents/Families

• Drink Cut-Outs

• Drink Diary Calculator

Sip Smart!™ Ontario Teacher

Resource Guide

Sip Smart!™ Ontario Poster

Sip Smart!™ Ontario Poster

Drink Cut-Outs

Sip Smart!™ Ontario

Factsheet

Sip Smart!™ Ontario

Booklet

Spread the word!

• Share this information with other parents

• Support Grade 3 to 7 teachers at your school who are integrating the Sip Smart!™ Ontario program into their curriculum

• Contact your local public health unit for information or additional resources and support

For more information

• Families: Download the Booklet for Families & the Fact Sheet from www.brightbites.ca

• Teachers: Download the program from the website for free from www.brightbites.ca or contact your local Health Unit for more information

Accessing Sip Smart!™ Ontario

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Healthy Kids Community

Challenge

• Theme 2 for Ontario’s Healthy Kids Community Challenge is Water Does Wonders

• The Sip Smart!™ Ontario and Water Works badges help promote water as the beverage of choice within schools

Sip Smart!TM

Ontario

Water Works

Water Works Badge

Earn this badge by promoting water as the beverage of choice at

school.

Sip Smart!™ Ontario Badge

Earn this badge by educating children and taking action to reduce children’s

intake of sugary drinks.

Take the pledge at

www.waterdoeswonders.ca

Help make tap water more prominent and sugary drinks less available in the places where children live, learn and play

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Complete the pledge for families or organizations (eg, schools)

Choose your pledge level— Gold, Silver or Bronze

Receive a certificate and tools to help you take action

Thanks for learning about

Sip Smart!™ Ontario!