Incorporating wellness resources and activities into your school’s community event is a cost-effective way of providing valuable health information and screening services to the community at a single event. It is also a way to motivate individuals to make positive …
Balancing Sweets & Treats in a Healthy Diet: Why Restriction Won't Work
All things in moderation: A mantra that always seems to come back when we talk about healthy eating.
At Pennsylvania State University, preschoolers were offered graham crackers during school snack time. On separate occasions, the graham crackers were either sitting …
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. …
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 …
Satisfying Snacks versus Empty-Calorie Cravings: Study shows that kids can fill up on fewer calories when eating healthy, beneficial snacks compared to nutrition-less junk foods
Kids love to snack, whether at home watching television or in the lunchroom with friends—but the type of snack they have can make an enormous difference in how many calories they actually eat! The new USDA nutrition standards have helped …
Growing Strong and Healthy: How to Create and Maintain a Healthy Food Environment at Home
With busy schedules it’s often a challenge to find time to plan meals, feed the family and still get our to-do lists completed. The simplicity of fast-food and microwavable meals has grown because they are so convenient. Children are often …
Healthful Celebrations in Schools
There are many fun ways to celebrate special events in schools. Check out these ideas.
For Birthday Fun:
What a teacher can do:
- Make a crown, button, sign or banner for the birthday child.
- Allow the student to pick a
The “Trigger” Effect: Certain Foods May Trigger Kids to Buy or Avoid Junk Food
Students typically walk past a wide assortment of food options as they proceed through the lunch line to buy meals at school—and the foods they pass on the way can actually impact what they wind up buying. Researchers at the …
The Power of Preordering to Improve Food Choice
A school cafeteria can feature delicious smells, eye-catching snacks, and distracting friends—all of which can lead a hungry student to select less healthy choices when buying lunch. However, preordering meals ahead of time (such as at the start of the …