Resources for Good Nutrition and Physical Activity at School

The Greenland Central School compiled many resources for their staff into a toolkit. Here they are to share with you.

The Role of Sound Nutrition and Physical Activity in Academic Achievement (pdf)

Nutrition and physical activity's impact on academic achievement from Action for Healthy Kids

Positive Role Modeling for a Healthy School Environment (doc)

Suggestions for how school staff can encourage healthy food choices at school events, fund raisers, lunch and other times food is served by Michigan Team Nutrition.

Breakfast: Key to Academic Excellence (pdf) .

How eating breakfast enhances learning. Includes simple breakfast ideas. From the Connecticut State Department of Education and the New England Dairy & Food Council

Healthy Celebrations (pdf)

Benefits of healthy celebrations and suggestions for non-food items and healthy, celebrational foods from Connecticut State Deptartment of Education

Classroom Party Ideas (pdf)

Themed party recipe ideas from University of California Cooperative Extension Ventura County Nutrition Department, California Children's 5 a Day Power Play!

Food-Free Celebration Ideas (pdf)

Ideas listed by holiday and event from the Massachusetts Public Health Association on Center for Science in the Public Interest's web site

Alternative to Using Food as a Reward (pdf)

A simple list No-cost and low-cost alternatives to using food as a reward by Michigan State University Extension.

Constructive Classroom Rewards: Promoting Good Habits while Protecting Children's Health (pdf)

Many ideas for non-food classroom incentive rewards by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Ten Easy Ways A School Can Increase Physical Activity Opportunities for Students(pdf)

Each of the ten ideas includes further in-depth resources by the Montana Nutrition & Physical Activity Program.

Healthy Fundraising (pdf)

Simple lists of ideas for Healthy Fundraising Alternatives by the Connecticut State Deptartment of Education.

Myths and Realities: Countering Arguments for Offering Low-Nutrition Foods and Beverages in Schools (large pdf)

Counters to common arguments to offering healthy foods in school. Scroll to page 54. From the Center for Science in the Public Interest.