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SALT LAKE CITY— They are eight healthy habits that can help all of us live and feel better: eat breakfast, eat your veggies, exercise, limit screen time, limit sugared drinks, eat together as a family and be positive about food and about other people's weight.
While you may have heard these ideas from your mom, each year thousands of school kids learn these habits courtesy of Intermountain Healthcare's LiVe Well Assembly.
"It's called the LiVe Well assembly, and we do it for the children so they will learn how to be healthier in life," said Kathleen Nielsen, food nutrition director at McKay-Dee Hospital.
By using skits, music and humor, actors in the assembly show students how fun it is to make healthy choices.
"Kids are pretty receptive, I think because it's just so high-energy," said Erica Walters, a performer in the assembly. "It's just really cool to have something that really resonates with them."
"It's about 30 shows over three weeks, and we have traveled all over," said Sean Carter, also a performer. "I have seen parts of Utah that I didn't even know existed."
Creators and performers say the program helps students gain a good foundation for building healthy habits for the rest of their lives.
If you are an administrator interested in scheduling the program at your school, visit intermountainlive.org's school assemblies page.
