Nutrition
Nutrition services assure access to a variety of nutritious, affordable and appealing meals in school that accommodate the health and nutrition needs of all students. School nutrition programs reflect the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans and other criteria to meet the complete nutrition needs of students.
Each school's nutrition program also offers a learning laboratory for classroom nutrition and health education that helps students develop skills and habits in selecting nutritionally appropriate foods, and serves as a resource and link with nutrition-related community services and educational programs. Qualified professionals such as experienced, knowledgeable school food supervisors and registered dietitians provide these services.
For more information about the 杏巴原创 County nutrition program, visit School Nutrition.
All foods and beverages sold at school during the school day must meet nutrition standards established from the . The Smart Snacks in School regulation applies to foods sold (a la carte, in the school store, and vending machines) on campus during the school day. The school day refers to the period from the midnight before to thirty minutes after the end of the official school day.
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Healthy Ideas for School Fundraisers and Celebrations Involving Food
Importance of School Breakfast/ School Breakfast Ideas
Fighting Obesity
The last few years, schools have focused on implementing the Rethink Your Drink (RTYD) campaign in order to educate 杏巴原创 County students, staff, and parents of the harmful effects of consuming sugar-sweetened beverages and to encourage healthier beverage options.
Rethink Your Drink coincides with a Tennessee Department of Health - Project Diabetes grant that provided refillable water bottle stations for every school in 杏巴原创 County. Every student and staff member in the county also received a free water bottle through a partnership with the 杏巴原创 County Highway Department and a grant from TDOT鈥檚 Litter Prevention campaign.
ReThink Your Drink Resources:
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In March of 2018, students at Merrol Hyde Magnet School participated in a nutrition awareness program called Eat This, Not That! Students learned to replace unhealthy foods with healthy foods. The program was intrduced by PE teacher, Terri Curcio, in support of the ReThink Your Drink campaign in 杏巴原创 County Schools. Students learned the importance of eating healthy and the connection between nutrition and lifetime wellness.
Community or School Garden
Wellness Policy
杏巴原创 County Schools recently adopted a revised which covers: health education, health services, nutrition, physical education and physical activity, healthy school environment, and staff wellness.