Monthly Health Feature – November 2009
- November Health Topic - Colorful Choices: Choosing Fruits and Vegetables for Better Health
- Personal Wellness Goal Ideas - For use with Well On Our Way program
November 2009 - Colorful Choices: Choosing Fruits and Vegetables for Better health
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Register NOW for Colorful Choices: A Feast for the Eyes to Make Healthy Eating Fun. Just select the Registration link at www.uiowa.edu/hr/wellness/colorful/.
Be ready to eat 5 fruits and vegetables a day for 20 days, November 16- December 4, 2009:
- Print the log form (www.uiowa.edu/hr/wellness/colorful/log.html )
- Look for tips and ideas on the website
- Visit the UI Wellness table at the Health Fair to register and enter our fruit basket raffle.
Colorful Choices is a free online nutrition program for University of Iowa faculty and staff to help increase fruits and vegetables eaten. The goal is to eat 100 fruits and vegetables of many colors over the 20 days. Earn up to 400 points to the Wellness Store for participating in this program!
Physical Activity goal
- I will look into getting a winter fitness pass at Rec Services or the Iowa City Community Center.
Nutrition goal
- I will register for Colorful Choices and print log form at www.uiowa.edu/hr/wellness
- I will eat 5 fruits and vegetables a day of different colors and use the Colorful Choices log form to record.
Environmental goal
- I will recycle any broken or unused electronics at a local Earth 911 recycling center.
- I will reuse decorations and gift wrappings from previous years to decorate my home.
Stress Management goal
- I will keep ‘stress diary’. By writing down certain events that make you feel stressed, you may be able to track a pattern and identify what in your life is causing you the most stress.
- I will stop and take a few deep breaths when I encounter a stressful situation.
Professional Development goal
- I will set aside 30 minutes this month to delete unnecessary emails from my inbox.
Personal Development goal
- I will get my cholesterol checked at the UI Wellness Health Fair, November 4, 2009 or by contacting my Primary Care Physician for blood work.
- I will read and utilize “No!: How One Simple Word Can Transform Your Life” from Books 24x7.
Mental Health goal
- I will reach out to a trusted friend or family member to help me through a problem rather than try to tackle it n my own.
Other Wellness goal
- If there are multiple goals in one area that you would like to make additional goals, this is the place to add that goal.
Are you setting daily, weekly or monthly goals? If so, reward yourself by participating in the Well On Our Way program.
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