4th H for Health

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Chocolate-Covered Strawberry” Frozen Greek Yogurt Bites

Ingredients 

1/2 cup nonfat blended strawberry Greek yogurt (not fruit on the bottom yogurt)

3 1/2 tablespoons 100% fruit seedless strawberry jelly

4 teaspoons mini chocolate chips

Tooth picks

 

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, combine yogurt and jelly.
  2. Chop chocolate chips and add them to the yogurt mixture, stirring thoroughly.
  3. Spoon mixture into molds, or dollop from a spoon onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. If using molds, tap gently on the counter so the yogurt levels smoothly.
  4. Add “popsicle sticks” if desired
  5. Freeze until solid. Unmold or peel from parchment immediately after removing from freezer, while still thoroughly frozen.
  6. Serve immediately or return to freezer tightly wrapped or packaged in airtight containers.

 

Heart Rate Tracking:

1.Leader will explain the different ways to take your heart rate and how to take pulse and how to calculate heart rate. (# of pulses in 10 secs x 6)

  1. Leader will ask youth to count pulse for 10 seconds and calculate resting heart rate. Youth will then write down resting heart rate.
  2. Leader will start a warm-up and youth will mirror their leader.
  3. Leader will tell youth they are walking in a forest and march in place for 1-2 minutes.
  4. Leader will then tell youth a bear is chasing them and run-in place for 1-2 minutes.
  5. Youth will count pulse for 10 seconds and calculate heart rate, then write heart rate.
  6. Leader plays upbeat music while youth jumps rope to music getting faster as they jump rope for 10-15 minutes.
  7. Youth will take heart rate after jumping rope.
  8. Youth will begin cool-down with slow jump roping for 1-2 minutes. Youth will take heart rate and record it. Youth then stop jumping rope and begin stretching. Leader can decide what stretches youth will do (have youth mirror stretches).
  9. Leader will then talk about reflection with you