Nutrition Education

In order to support nutrition education, schools can:

Integrate nutrition education materials into core academic subjects and through before-and after-school programs.
Encourage children to stay hydrated by drinking daily water. Celebrate ReThink Your Drink (RYD) Day in May.
Provide time for moderate to vigorous physical activity during P.E. and encourage students to “be active” during recess breaks.
Encourage students to eat all fruits and vegetables, drink milk during lunch, and promote healthy snacks. Host a Healthy Snack Day in September.
Celebrate classroom and student achievements by going out and playing a game! Incorporate healthy and active parties.

Parents can:

Encourage eating a healthy breakfast…it’s the most important meal of the day!
Read nutrition labels with your child.
Substitute water for sodas and other sugary beverages (e.g., sports drinks, fruit drinks, sweetened water).
Offer more water, 1% or nonfat milk, and 100% fruit juice as beverage options.
Reduce eating at fast food restaurants.
Plan and participate in fun, physical, family activities with your child, like walking or biking to school.
Limit TV/computer/video time or...... get up and exercise during the commercials!

We all can:

Be a good role model; eat healthily and exercise daily!
Know your food or beverage "serving size" versus portion amount!
Turn off the TV, computer, or telephone and get up and move!

Child Nutrition Services

We participate in the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs. Meals are served every school day. Please refer to Child Nutrition Services webpage for current pricing. Child Nutrition Services follows the "Offer vs. Serve" program stipulated by the National School Breakfast and Lunch Program. Breakfast and Lunch are served at all sites. Students are offered three entree choices at lunch and breakfast. Each site has a complete salad bar consisting of salad, fruit, and vegetables, and their choice of low-fat or non-fat milk. Child Nutrition Services serves meals at elementary school sites, preschool programs, and all after-school snack programs at qualified sites.

USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Team Nutrition is part of the USDA’s efforts to provide information and nutrition education to schools focusing on nutrition and physical activity. Great Activity resources for teachers and parents!

Project LEAN (Leaders Encouraging Activity and Nutrition)

These Food Standards Calculators will determine if an individual food item would meet the standards for calories, fat, saturated fat, and sugar established by California’s legislation (SB 12). There are separate calculators for elementary versus middle/high school.

Dairy Council of California

Provides a variety of grade-level curriculum materials for educators as well as numerous resources for parents and after-school providers.

Nutrition Education