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Nutrition for Teachers

Students must be healthy to learn....but they also need to learn to be healthy

We encourage and support health and nutrition education in the classroom. Teaching nutrition to students will help them to grow and learn to their fullest potential and we believe it is the key to promoting lifelong health and wellness. Nutrition Education establishes the basic skills for making healthy eating and lifestyle choices that will carry them into adulthood.

Our school’s breakfast and lunch programs help students to establish the healthy eating habits that they need to grow, learn and play. School lunches contain 1/3 of the recommended daily nutrient allowance and school meals include nutritious foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and calcium-rich low-fat milk.

Nutrition Glossary

Nutrition Resource Materials for the Classroom:

Activities for Pre-K and Kindergarten:

 

 

Grades 1-2 Grades 3-4 Grades 5-6 Grades 7-8
Consonant Super Food Crack the Code - Math Vegetables Logic Puzzle Vegetables Quiz
Fill in Missing Consonants Food Group Word Search Fruit Salad Logic Puzzle Nutrition Label Comparison
Abracadabra! Matching Super Foods A - Z Estimation Activity
  Food Label Sugar Mystery      

SuperKids MyPlate Lesson

SuperKids MyPlate Lesson Plan

SuperKids MyPlate PP Lesson

SuperKids My Plate Activity Sheet

SuperKids Teacher Directed Activities Cards

SuperKids MyPlate Serving Size Cards

SuperKids MyPlate Portion Size Card

MyPlate 10 Tips Nutrition Education Series

Choose My Plate

Add More Vegetables

Liven Up Your Meals

Make Half Your Grains Whole

Got Your Dairy Today

Protein Foods

Build A Healthy Meal

MyPlate 10 Tips Nutrition Education Series

Smart Shopping

Kid Friendly Veggies And Fruits 

Be A Healthy Role model 

Cut Back On Sweet Treats 

Salt And Sodium

PowerPoint Nutrition Lessons:

Focus On Girl's Health:

 

Nondiscrimination Statement Versión en Español Disponible aquí

And Justice for All

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: USDA Complaint Form, from any USDA office, by calling 866-632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax:
    833-256-1665 or 202-690-7442; or
  3. email:
    program.intake@usda.gov