The lunchroom can be viewed as the ‘learning laboratory’ for nutrition and health lessons. For this reason, it is important to know what is going on in the lunchroom to ensure that it does everything it can to support healthy …
Breakfast in the Classroom: What Advocates Say
Numerous studies show that eating breakfast has great impact on children’s ability to learn. According to the Food Research and Action Center, eating breakfast in school has also been shown to improve test scores and increase students’ classroom performance(2). Despite …
Resources for Promoting Healthy Holiday Fun in School
“If all the year were playing holidays; To sport would be as tedious as to work.”– William Shakespeare
Food is often a key ingredient of holiday parties and celebrations; unfortunately, traditional celebratory foods are often loaded with sugar and calories. …
Maintenance of Students’ Physical Activity During the Holidays
Holidays tend to be synonymous with extra calories and decreased physical activity. People may consume more because of food served at holiday parties or given as gifts, possibly due to stress, be it financial or relational, or because many of …
Changes in School Lunch
The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act makes school lunch healthier for our children. All foods sold in schools will eventually have to meet specific nutrition standards (e.g. limiting sodium, saturated fat, and calories). The following are healthy options available in school …
Suggested Media Channels Administrators Can Use to Promote School Lunch
With the passage of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (2010), school lunches are more nutritious than ever before.1 USDA and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) lunches now limit sodium sugar, fat, and calorie levels while promoting more fruits and …
10 Facts About School Lunch
Thousands of schools nationwide participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), which provides federal assistance for meals prepared and offered in schools. Recently, the NSLP has changed their meal requirements in order to improve the nutritional quality of school
How Administrators Can Utilize a Local Wellness Policy to Its Full Potential
Local School Wellness Policies (LWPs) can be an easy and effective way to make your school a healthier environment. After the passage of the 2004 Child Nutrition and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Reauthorization Act, …
Five Things to Know About “Water in Schools”
What is “Water in Schools”?
Water in Schools is a project sponsored by the California Department of Health and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Water in Schools seeks to increase accessibility to water by suggesting innovative …
An Overview of Snack Policy and a la Carte Guidelines for School Food
Tired of seeing your kids snack on chips and soda because those are the options in school vending machines? The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 funds and establishes nutritional standards for the National School Lunch Program and the School …