A Balancing Act: Managing Special Diets for Active Campers

A Balancing Act: Managing Special Diets for Active Campers explains what can be done to help campers achieve more by eating healthy foods that help promote healthy minds and bodies. In that regard, the DVD looks at the facts, the tools, and the knowledge that camp professionals need to help make certain that their campers are consuming a healthy diet. The DVD also discusses the fact that the traditional “Food Pyramid,” which had been in existence for over a decade, has been restructured and redesigned to better reflect the current body of knowledge about the nutritional needs of the average American.

Among the topics covered:

• What is a balanced diet?
• Special diet preparation
• Vegetarianism
• Wrap up!
• Food allergies vs. food intolerances