Parents Support Healthy Snacks


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Submitted by admin on Wed, 2009-01-28 11:58

Before Valentine's Day classroom parties (called Sharing Day), parents were sent a listboy looking at butterfly through magnifier of ideas for healthy snacks to replace some of the less healthy snacks traditionally shared on this day.

  • Nine of 13 teachers interviewed reported at least a 50% increase in the amount of healthy food sent in response to healthy Sharing Day suggestions.
     
  • 4 of the 9 reported a 70% improvement.
Teachers expressed excitement about some of the healthy things that kids and parents brought in; including a wide variety of fresh fruits, fruit cups, homemade fruit juice pops, pretzels, tortilla chips and salsa, and fruit juices.
 
Williamsburg Community Health Foundation Grant, Charles City Elementary, Charles City, VA, Kristin Massey, Physical Education Teacher