1. <Name of School District>
School Food & Nutrition Departments
Nutrition Education & Wellness

2. Support Learning & Achievement
Objectives
Support Learning & Achievement
Promote our School Nutrition Program and Increase Participation
Communicate & Educate Students, Teachers & Parents about the benefits of making Healthy Choices
Effectively Implement and Support the District’s Wellness Program

3. Use our Website for Effective Nutrition & Fitness Education and 21st Century Communication
Parents will Love it!
Students will Learn from it!
Teachers will Thank Us for it!
And School Boards Demand it!

4. School Food Service in the Spot Light …Expectations are High
Federally Mandated Regulations
School Board, PTA and Parent Activists
Pressure to Create Healthy School Nutrition Environment
Address Childhood Obesity
Teach Nutrition to help Prevent Diet-related Chronic Disease
Develop AND Implement a Wellness Policy

5. A couple of key Wellness Policy Concepts
Schools will provide nutrition education and physical education to foster lifelong habits of healthy eating and physical activity…
The school district will engage students, parents, teachers, food service professionals, and the community in nutrition and physical activity education and policies.
All students in grades K-12 will have opportunities, support, and encouragement to learn about the benefits of nutrition & being physically active on a regular basis.

6. Food and Nutrition Department is part of the Education System
Research shows that Students who are Well-Nourished & Physically Fit…
Are better prepared to learn and achieve in school
Have better concentration, attention and behavior in school
Have more cognitive energy
Do better on tests
Math, Reading and Writing
Miss fewer days of school
Are less susceptible to colds, flu and other illnesses

7. Nutrition & Fitness Facts
Research shows that …
Over the past three decades… the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for preschool children aged 2-5 years & adolescents between years old... It has more than tripled for children between the ages of 6-11 years old.
1 in 3 children born in 2000, and half of all children of color, are expected to develop type 2 diabetes during their lifetime.

8. Nutrition & Fitness Facts
Research shows that…
American children obtain 50% of their calories from added fat and sugar
1% eat diets that resemble the Food Guide Pyramid
25% of what Adolescents eat is considered junk food
Only 2% of Teenagers met five key diet and physical activity recommendations

9. Overfed But Undernourished
Critical Age
% Children Consuming Daily Recommended Intake
Iron
Phosphorus
Zinc
Vitamin C
Vitamin A
Magnesium
Folate
Calcium

10. CHILDREN MUST BE HEALTHY TO LEARN …
…but they (their parents & their Teachers) need to LEARN TO BE HEALTHY

11. What are we doing about it?
Taking advantage 21st Century communication tools & the power of the internet, right from the district website
Sharing best practices from National, State, School Districts and Industry resources on Child Nutrition
Providing focused Nutrition Education
For Students – The way they like it!
For Teachers – Easy & simple to use!
For Parents – Healthy tips & resources
Actively promoting and Implementing our District Wellness Policy

12. Promote Nutrition & Fitness in our School District
Improve Academic Performance
Good Nutrition leads to Great Academic Performance
Communicate Wellness
Kids who are physically fit sleep better, are more attentive in class and perform better on tests.
Increase Participation
We make nutrition is Cool Again!

13. Nutrition Education Student Interaction Teacher Resource Center
directly linked from
our District and Schools websites
Student Interaction
Nutrition Games, Videos, Comics
and Nutrition Calculators
Teacher Resource Center
Classroom Resources, Pre-made Lesson Plans by Grade Level, Power Points & Interactive USDA Lessons
Internet Parent Partnership
Parents can actively participate in their
child’s nutrition program at school

14. Tour of the <Insert Name of School District> Nutrition Program
<Insert Link to the District Website>
(Then link to Nutrition Department website or if presenting for approval, link to an existing School District using SchoolNutritionAndFitness.com)