The Leeds Smart Swapathon!

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What is the Smart Swapathon?

• It’s all about making simple swaps • It’s about making swaps to make us feel good

and be healthy– It’s about what we eat and drink– It’s about being more active

Why do we need to make swaps?• Everyday food and drink can contain hidden nasty's like

fats and sugars

• Eating too many means extra calories, which can cause fat to build up and could lead to heart disease, some cancers and type 2 diabetes.

So what shall we swap?• Have a think about what

you eat and drink.• Have a think about all the

activity you do.

Here are some ideas to help you decide the right swap for you …

• It’s important to eat a healthy breakfast everyday!• You could swap a sugary cereal for a plain cereal and

fruit?

Breakfast Swaps

• You could swap your packed lunch for a school meal?• Or you could try to chose extra salad with your school meal

School Meals Swaps

Drink Swaps

• Milk and water are the healthiest drinks to choose!

• Why not help to cook and prepare a homemade meal with your family?

• Use your cooking skills from school at home with your family!

Cook Swaps

• Make a swap to be more active!• Why not swap some time watching TV to play outside?• You could ask your parent/carers if you could swap to

walking, cycling or scooting to school?

Activity Swaps

What do we need to do now!

• We need to make sure our schools is registered at: www.leedsletschange/smartswaps

• We need to make swaps at school and at home• We will count all out swaps in class in the

totalizer!

• What will your swap be?• What could you do to eat healthier or be a little

more activity?• What swaps do you think parents could do?

Don’t forget there will be chances to win cool prizes!

Let’s get swapping!