Food Rewards: A Day in the Life of a 10 year-old Child

Let’sGo!The Kids CO-OP The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center

Good Morning!

7:00 a.m. Wake Up

7:15 a.m. Eat Breakfast

Reward #1

8 glazed, donut holes at 52 calories each = 416 calories

8 oz orange juice = 110 calories

8: 00 a.m. Student Delegate Meeting

Total calories in addition to breakfast = 526 calories

Reward #2Social Studies Class

8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Correct answers to

social studies questions 1 large lollipop =

100 calories

Recess

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Played a game of 4 square

Reward #3 Classroom Celebration

1 piece of cheese piece = 271 calories

1 piece of chocolate cake with icing =

234 calories

10:30 a.m. Pizza Party

Total Calories in addition to breakfast and

before lunch=505 calories

Lunch

12:00 – 12:30 p.m.

Lunch Recess

12:20- 12:35 p.m.

Talking with friends

Reward #4 Math Class

12:40 - 1:00 p.m. Answered another question correctly 1 large cookie = 156 calories

Reward # 5Student of the Month

1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Watched a movie and

had popcorn, which totaled 100 calories

Reward # 6 Homework Time

1:45 – 2:30 p.m.Finishes homework early and is

rewarded with a handful of skittles =

100 calories

After-School

2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Plays with friends

Reward # 7 Softball Game

4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Won the game and

received a 20 oz. slushie which totaled 160 calories

Dinner

6:00 p.m. Dinner with the family

Reward # 8 Clean Plate Club

For cleaning her plate, she was given: 1 cookie = 78 calories 6 oz. of milk = 92 calories

Total calories = 170

Total Food-based Rewards

8 glazed donut holes with 8 oz. OJ (526 calories)

Large lollipop (100 calories)

1 piece of cheese pizza & 1 piece of chocolate cake with icing (505 calories)

Large cookie (156 calories) Popcorn (100 calories)

Handful of skittles (100 calories)

20 oz. slushie (160 calories) 1 cookie with 6 oz. of milk (170 calories)

Total Calories from Rewards

1, 817 calories

Rewards Add Up

The total calories consumed, in addition to breakfast, lunch, and dinner, was around 1, 820 calories.

These extra calories added up quickly and this is just from rewards!!!!

Everyone had good intentions to reward this student, but no one knew that she had been rewarded all day long.

What Can YOU do?

Ask children what types of rewards they want- you may be surprised to find that food is the last thing they want.

Try offering rewards that get them moving more, like playing a game of basketball.

Offer rewards that will foster learning, such as a new book or a trip to the library.