State Spotlight: Utah Schools Teach Kids Lifelong Healthy Habits

Posted by Bag The Junk on November 20, 2013

Topics: School Breakfast & Lunch, Healthy Snacks & Beverages

From games to taste tests, learn how three Utah school districts are making it fun for kids to eat healthy foods and fight obesity:

Canyons School District puts a healthy spin on students’ favorite dishes
Canyons School District has served healthy meals since it opened in 2009, and today the schools continue to boost kids’ excitement around nutritious foods by:

Cooking lunchtime favorites like pizza and fries in a healthier way
Creating games to make learning about nutrition more fun
Setting up taste tests so kids can give feedback on new, healthy dishes

Read the full Deseret News article: http://bit.ly/1aMhy49

(Photo credit: Kristin Murphy for Deseret News)

Provo School District launches a fruit and veggie competition
Schools in Provo serve creative, delicious combinations of vegetables and proteins in the cafeteria. Some examples of students’ favorite healthy recipes include rosemary chicken with mushrooms, and fiesta salad with greens, rice, black beans, and fresh salsa.

The schools also launched an annual healthy eating competition where kids earn points for eating certain fruits and veggies. Read more in this school spotlight from Let’s Move: http://1.usa.gov/1bxt3gQ

(Photo credit: Let’s Move)

Nebo School District serves students and parents a healthy lunch
To celebrate this year’s National School Lunch Week, students and families in Nebo School District ate healthy dishes like chicken sandwiches and Mandarin chicken rice bowls. The schools also threw a coloring contest for students to win a new bike. http://bit.ly/18h0nvm

(Photo credit: Mark Johnston/Daily Herald)

For more on how Utah is tackling childhood obesity, read about the Healthy Kids, Healthy Utah initiative: http://bit.ly/1b2Jw1V

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