Eat Healthy
Switching to Drinking Water
It is not easy to change habits. In this article we answer frequently asked questions to help you or your child make the change.
Drink Healthy in Educational Institutiosn
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Eat Healthy
Tap Water – Clearly Healthy
Drinking tap water in Israel is safe. How it reaches our tap, why it is recommended and more information about the most important consumer product in Israel.
Eat Healthy
The End of the "Uncomfortable" Era
Hosts stop feeling uncomfortable and start serving water: the Ministry of Health and Efsharibari campaign review the habits and norms of drinking sweetened beverages
Projects and Initiatives in Educational Institutions
Health-Promoting Schools
The ministry of Health and Ministry of Education in an EfshariBari initiative: Health-Promoting Schools
Fresh, Healthy and Educational: Vegetable Gardens at Preschools
From garden to plate: the initiative for making healthier nutritional habits which is part of the routine at preschools. It’s possible at your preschool too!
Cooking EfshariBari: Tasty, Colorful, Mediterranean
Experiential Mediterranean nutrition activities that can be done together – as a family, as a class, or the entire school
Eat Healthy in Educational Institutions
Celebrate It: Promotion of the Healthy Celebration of Holidays and Events in Preschools and Schools
A new guide by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health, as part of the national program Efsharibari, for the promotion of healthy celebration of holidays in preschools and schools
Eat Healthy
Children Eat Healthily: At Home, Preschool and School
Healthy Diet Education: In preschool and school, children not only learn writing, reading and social skills, but also establish dietary concepts and habits for life
EfshariBari Birthday
With cake – but with less snacks and sweets with lots of saturated fat, sugar and sodium: more and more preschools and schools are already celebrating healthier birthdays
Being Active in Educational Institutions
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Being Active
Staying in Motion: Games From Olden Days
Play, be active and stay healthy: 60 ideas for being active with the kids, at school, at home or in the garden
Being Active
Staying Active: Children and Adolescents
Not only after school or special activities: everything that’s important to know about active lives for children and adolescents and how to turn physical activity into family quality time
Being Active
Active From the Start: Being Active During Infancy
Physical activity during early childhood is crucial for the future development and health of our children. Where to begin and what activities are recommended for infants? The answers are here.
Well Being in Educational Institutions
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Well Being
Less Advertising Slogans – More Health Benefits
Almost all parents know that encouraging children to eat or at least try, healthier food is a challenge. What can you do? Research is here to help
Well Being
Study: Regular Meals Help Children’s Health
Is skipping meals associated with an increased risk of developing overweight and diseases at ages 6 to 8 years?
Well Being
About Children and Screens
Despite screens are everywhere, intelligent use of them will allow to grow a healthy and active generation.
Tools and Publications
5 Things you should know In the Educational System
- Over 1,300 schools all across the country have already joined the "Efsharibari health promoting school" imitative, and the goal for the end of 2020 is for all the schools in the country to become health promoters.
- Efsharibari school promotes an overall outlook of "health in every lesson" and the integration of health messages into the school recess, trips, and the entirety of the school and community's activity
- The "Go for it" program was formed in Efsharibari for the addition of 90 minutes of physical activity each week in all schools: during recess, learning, and in the addition of physical education hours.
- A unique survey conducted on behalf of Efsharibari has found that 74% of the parents support healthier kindergarten birthday parties, with no snacks, candies and sugar-sweetened beverages.
- Many schools and kindergartens are already replacing a significant portion of the snacks and candies in the Mishloach Manot in Purim or the Hanukkah packages with greeting cards, toys (graggers, masks, dreidels etc.) or pastries that are made together with the children.
