1.28.15 The Curious Case of School Snacks
Polls show that 80 percent of parents are concerned with the state of children’s health and 74 percent with childhood obesity. Smart Snacks is one way that schools are addressing this national issue.
Over the last six months, we’ve heard “the good, the bad and the ugly” about adjusting food items in vending machines, cafeteria à la carte, school stores, and fundraisers. We know that schools are finding creative ways to offer healthier options and maintain needed revenue; but not everyone has solved the challenges associated with school snack foods.
In order to celebrate the successes that some have achieved and to help those still figuring out their healthy food path, we need to hear from YOU!
That’s why we recently launched the National Schools Contest, “The Smart Snacks Roundup” so that you could share your story with others.
Here are some starter ideas to spark your creativity:
- PE teacher makes two minute video about healthy cafeteria choices, asking students’ what they like.
- Math class takes photos of vending machines and tabulates the healthy and unhealthy options in order to graphs the results.
- English student writes persuasive letter to the editor about healthy school food.
- PTA captures videos of the dance night fundraiser that replaced selling candy.
- Principal takes photo with student at school store, as they debut healthy breakfast shakes that supplanted fast food biscuits.
- Cafeteria staff writes about how students are approaching the new à la carte lunch items.
- Art class shows off their new food advertising campaign to encourage purchasing water in the vending machines instead of sports drinks.
- First graders present healthy food choices during lunch on the morning announcements.
- High-school seniors launch a fun-run to raise money for a class trip.
Tell us what’s happening at your school and share the fun!
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on January 28, 2015