To change the nutiriton and fitness behaviors of middle school youth through nine activity packed lessons.

Program Overview:

• Program components include a curriculum, student workbook and website.
• The target audience is middle school students.
• It is designed for a classroom setting; easily adapted for after-school programs.
• Social cognative theory drives the program's behavior change strategies.
• Goal setting is used as the strategy in Eatfit to change nutrition and fitness behaviors.
• Age appropriate motivators are used: appearance, energy, fitness, and independence.
• It debuts youth focused UC Davis Eating Analysis software program to assist in analysis of each youth's personal eating patterns.
• Opportunities for skill building are provided through interactive problem solving activities.
• Experiential or hands-on learning is the educational method applied throughout.

Curriculum Lessom Components:

• Overview-will highlight the main reasons and justification for each topic.
• Timeline-a quick reference to show how each lesson should flow and approximately how long the sections will take.
• Objectives-by the end of each lesson, students should be able to accomplish the competencies listed.
• Getting Ready-check list of items that need to be prepared  or obtained prior to the lesson.

Lessons:

• Foundation: How much do you really know?
• What Are You Eating?  Let's rate your eating.
• Get Psyched for Fitness:  Are you ready for the challenge?
• Energy:  Get plugged in for more power!
• Food Label Fax:  Sending you a message.
• Got Breakfast?  Milk it for all it's worth.
• Body Work:  Under construction.
• EatFit @ Fast Food:  What a whopper of an idea.
• TV Training:  Tune-in to this.