 Services
School Programs
We help heighten awareness of the importance
of nutrition and ways to introduce it in fun,
enjoyable ways through facilitative learning.
Note one or more of the items below and contact
us with
your needs request.
- Need an advisor to our wellness committee
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Want a speaker for the following or
other nutrition topic:
- Eating Disorders
- Weight Management
- Sports Nutrition
- Healthy Lifestyles
- Portion Distortion
- Eat Fit, Be Fit
Nutrition and Fitness Needs - We Help
You Focus on What You Can Change:
- Classroom Celebrations
- PTA Events
- Athletic and Other School Events
- Teacher’s Lounge
- Classroom Rewards
Below are examples of some programs we have
provided to schools. We will specifically
tailor programs to meet your needs. We
make education fun!
 Lower School (Examples)
Parent Teacher Association Meetings
Family Night Program
An event where each family brings
a home-made favorite dish. All foods
are encouraged to be rich in nutrients,
made from unprocessed foods, low in fat
or sodium. Fitness Challenge offers an
array of activities for the family in
the gym and tells you how many calories
are approximately burned in comparison
to popular fast. A presentation on nutrition
is provided.
Middle School
From Farm to Mouth
Students evaluate their own
eating habits, assess where their food
comes from, evaluate costs of production,
transportation, packaging and consider
the nutritional and environmental benefits
and disadvantages.
Eat Fit, Be Fit: Health and Weight
Management Program
This program offers an six to eight
week program for teens ages 12 to 14 help
initiate successful lifestyle habits in an
interactive program held after school. Cooking,
activity and facilitated discussions are included. Contact
us for more details.
High Schools
 Alice
in the Looking Glass: Eating Disorders
This workshop is designed for the entire
student body to help provide insight on signs and
symptoms of eating disorders, an issue often overlooked
and not identified. The different eating disorders
are explained, along with guidance on who will
help the student recover.
Sports Nutrition 101
This program covers the importance of balanced
meals containing important nutrients to enhance
athletic performance, best meals and snacks
pre-game or event, hydration, meal timing,
pros and cons of sports drinks and supplements,
dangers of supplements with substances not
recommended for teens, and best concession
stand and travel meal choices. Presentations
are lively and interactive and could be
offered as a adjunct to every after school
sport or as part of the athletic department
curriculum. This is a lively interactive program.
Eat Fit, Be Fit: Health and Weight Management Program
This program offers an six to eight week program for teens ages
15-18 to help initiate successful lifestyle habits in an interactive program
held after school. Cooking, activity and facilitated discussions are included.
This can be offered at the school. Contact
us for more details.
Superintendents Day Training Seminars
We offer lively workshops to incorporate healthy
lifestyle and nutrition into every classroom
and answer questions on nutrition concepts
that may need updating.
Administration and Policy Evaluation and Development
for Healthier School Food
We help you with:
- Implementation of Wellness Policies
- School Assessments: Two Processes
Developed by the Center for Disease
Control:
- Research Process
- Community Organizing Process
Goals
- Identify existing
resources & issues
- Prioritize recommendations & plan
for change
Research
- Action
Research - research conducted
in collaboration with school
community participants.
- Photovoice1 - using cameras, participants
document key aspects of their
school environment, including
assets, barriers and opportunities
for healthful lifestyle.
- Surveys
and Focus Groups - more common
and familiar tools where groups
convene to discuss their views
and observations and answer
questions.
Steps to Conduct
the School Community
Food Assessment
- Communication with staff, students & parents
about the assessment project.
- Identifying the leadership
team: School Food Task Force
and group of student “Food
Detectives”
- Conducting
Photovoice documentation.
- Prioritizing
new policies to vote on.
- Gaining parent/school
community buy-in. Community
Organizing Process.
Once the research is done, results are
presented to the appropriate body to
help foster solutions. Implement necessary
steps to make changes, whether it is
snacks served or celebrations. The goal
is choosing practices to foster healthy
lifestyles.
Let us help you make positive
changes!
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