Nutrition is for Everyone

Nutrition FACTS

Nutrition 101

Reinforcing proper nutrition lifestyles for adolescence create lifelong eating habits that contribute to a student's overall well-being. Helping students grow and learn to their fullest potential and then go on to lead a long healthy life.

fitness & nutrition

Nutrition and Fitness

The winning recipe for a healthy lifestyle includes a combination of both good nutrition and physical activity. The body needs a variety of nutrient-rich foods to grow and prevent illness, along with moving and exercising the body. Physically fit students sleep better and handle the physical and emotional challenges encountered as they develop into adulthood.

Key things to know about leading a healthy lifestyle:

  • Eat a healthy diet that includes fruits, vegetables, and whole grain products.

  • Control portion sizes and never "supersize."

  • Get active for at least 60 minutes five times weekly for ages 6-18.

  • Avoid tobacco and illegal drugs altogether.

Growing Nutrition

Starting a garden is a great way to make nutrition tangible, producing visible and touchable results. Gardening projects interest students to try vegetables and fruits; click to learn how to start a garden (PDF). Difficulties with getting a student to try a new fruit or vegetable? Research suggests that simple exposure to different types of food will enhance their willingness to try it. It is an excellent opportunity to help them understand the importance of eating different colored fruits and vegetables and how they will help them to stay healthy. Click to check out Vegetable Growing Seasons (PDF) for a reasonable time to start growing fruits or vegetables. There are different ways to start a garden, and there are varieties of gardens to start. Some types are; raised bed gardens, greenhouse gardens, garden plots, and even container gardens. Container gardens can be as simple as a single pot to planters, troughs, or wheel barrels. To help understand what type of garden to begin, check out Guide to Planning a Garden (PDF) for more information. 

Nutrition for Teachers

For Teachers, we have included educational tools that help support our district's Wellness Policy, incorporating nutrition lessons into the classroom curriculum. Check out educational tools by clicking Nutrition for Teachers.

Nutrition for Students

For students, we have include nutritional games to help make learning about nutrition fun for students. Check out the fun and games by clicking Fun for students .

Sports and Nutrition questions

For Sports and nutrition questions, we have included nutritional games and resources to help make learning about nutrition fun. Check out the resources by clicking Sports Nutrition or Nutrition questions.

Nutrition for Parents

Our responsibility is to make the school day healthier for students; Nutrition Services will require that students grab a 1/2 cup of fruit or vegetables as part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.

We have put together some learning tools and resources to help you promote fitness and nutrition at home. We want to help you to encourage and reinforce lifelong nutrition and fitness practices that will support healthy lifestyles for students.

Have questions about changes to school menus, click the Toolkit for Parents (PDF).