Preparing and serving kid-appealing, nutritious meals in your cafeteria is of course the essential foundation of a successful operation. However, effective communications to parents and students and reinforcing healthy choices via education is paramount to your students building healthy lifestyles. Here are materials to help you:
Fuel Up to Play 60
The new, FREE Fuel Up to Play 60 School Wellness Activation Kit and online program, sponsored by the National Dairy Council® and National Football League, empowers students to improve their eating habits and physical activity choices. Display materials and wellness-based activities inspire kids to "get up and play" for 60 minutes a day and "fuel up" with the foods they don't get enough of — low-fat and fat-free dairy foods, fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Get more information.
Menu Marketing Tools to Create Menus
In this section you will find all the tools you'll need to create online personalized Menu Marketing Calendars, complete with fun facts, menu messages, and monthly theme tips.
Classroom Connections
Expand student learning and make it more meaningful by linking your nutrition education efforts in the cafeteria and creating classroom connections. Don't forget to use the cafeteria as a hands-on learning "laboratory."
Parent Handouts
Communicating with parents about healthy nutrition is an important way to get all the stakeholders on board to help children learn to live healthy lifestyles. Find just what you need with these nutrition-related parent fact sheets.
Student Handouts
Reinforce building healthy life styles with students with these nutrition and physical activity themed handouts.
School Nutrition Tools
Download the most current information and tools for school nutrition professionals to use with school-aged children, teachers and parents.
