Question

What roles should schools play in teaching students about nutrition?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Schools play an important role in helping students establish healthy eating behaviors, by providing: Nutritious and appealing foods and beverages. Consistent and accurate messages about good nutrition.

Answer 2

Explanation:

• Whenever teaching nutrition, make sure the content is age-appropriate and culturally sensitive.

• Use meal times, such as school breakfast, snacks or lunch, to teach students about healthy options.

• Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables.

• Consume 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day.

• Eating whole fruits is best, but drink 100% juice when choosing fruit juice.

• Make at least half of your grains whole grains.

• Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) dairy.

• Consume 3 servings of dairy each day.

• Limit soda and other sugar sweetened beverages. Water is the best option!

• Teach through online nutrition games. When students have free computer time, provide specific links where they can learn about nutrition.

• Offer nutrition education in a systematic way (i.e. monthly, weekly, as a unit) as opposed to one-time or occasional lessons to help kids internalize the information.

• Invite local experts such as dietitians to teach a lesson on portion sizes or shopping on a budget.

• Recruit a local chef to teach kids about seasonal, local foods.

• Include a nutrition-focused worksheet or tip sheet in every parent newsletter that is sent home.

• Does your classroom have centers or stations? Include nutrition education activity sheets as part of one of a center or as something students can do after they complete their work.

• Integrate nutrition education into math and literacy. For example, select books with a nutrition focus or graph the number of fruits students ate the previous day.

• Host a taste test to allow students to sample the foods they learn about in class.

• Join the Chefs Move to Schools initiative to bring local chefs to your school to teach kids about healthy eating and local food.

• Teach students how to read a food label so they have the skills to make healthy choices at the grocery store and at home.