Sending Healthy Snacks to School with Children
As part of my income, I am a substitute teacher at our local elementary school. Since the school day starts at 7:45, many of the teachers allow the students to bring a mid-morning snack. I consider this a very good ideal, especially when many of the students leave home without breakfast. I have noticed that many times, the snacks are not healthy or nutritional. They will consist of chips, cookies, sodas, or other high fat and sugar items. Not all students will bring this type of snack, but the majority does. Our school system does has a food policy in place which list which food or drinks can be handed out in class but states nothing about what a child can bring and consume on their own.
My question is to other teachers, moms, mentors, or parents should schools become more involved in teaching healthy eating habits at the elementary age.
My question is to other teachers, moms, mentors, or parents should schools become more involved in teaching healthy eating habits at the elementary age.
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Permalink Reply by Lisa Newton on -
Lynn, I'm so glad you asked this question. I firmly believe kids should be taught healthy eating habits before they are even born, but elementary school is the best place for them to start learning in an organized way.
One of the reasons I created this group is to provide a place teachers, parents, and kids could come to find the resources needed to start an healthy living cirriculum within their classrooms. There is plenty of information and great ideas out there, but as far as I've seen, no one has put them all in one place.
To that end, today, I'm starting an elementary discussion here. Posting resources will be a part of that discussion. As the resource files become larger, I'll start to put them in a database for easy searches......................:)
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Permalink Reply by Julie on -
I teach 2-yr-olds on a part-time basis. The things that I see in lunch boxes usually do not fall into the "healthy" category and it concerns me. One example of a "lunch" I can't forget is: fruit loops, cheerios and popcorn. I would love for you add a pre-school discussion! What are some ways for me to educate parents on the importance of healthy eating at an early age?
Thank you for what you are doing! You ARE making a difference!
Warmly,
Julie
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