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A riddle:           What do books, broccoli, and bicycling have in common?
A hint:              Think like Healthy Kids Challenge:  what ACTIONS do they represent?

Over 1000 conference participants experienced our Walk Through the Pyramid hands-on learning experience.  95% indicated this was a real world solution they could easily implement...

Healthy Kids Challenge proudly provides evidence-based solutions for school wellness.  You can make a difference in foods sold outside of the school's meal program.

Need Healthy Kids Challenge to help you create your own trip to the Food Museum?  Think about how to make it work for you in YOUR own food museum - the grocery store!

I just learned from a CDC report that only 1 in 10 high schoolers are eating fruits and veggies the recommended 5 times a day! 10%? Really? ...You have until the end of October to take action. One person who submits their Challenge story...

What's the food museum? Take kids on an adventure without leaving the classroom...or make it a field trip full of healthy fun! Try it!

Why so much conversation about eating more fruits and veggies? The reasons seem almost endless! Fruits and veggies add so much flavor, appeal, color, variety, and health benefits to any meal or snack plan. Seems simple, but, where to start?

Kids blurry eyed midmorning at school? Too tired to play at recess? Are kids vocalizing hunger when arriving at the after school program? What role can you play as a leader for kids?

Back to school, time for schedules, routines, and yes, homework! Whether you're a parent, teacher, or community member, my guess is you care about kids and their health and would like to help! .

In an effort to help curb childhood obesity and improve children's health, Congress added to the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 wording requiring that starting school year 2006-07, school districts participating in the National School Lunch Program would adopt and implement wellness policies around foods served, nutrition education, and physical activity.