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February 24, 2010
National School Breakfast Week 2010
HEAR Help people hear the healthy message
The "School Breakfast-Ready, Set, Go!" campaign aims to teach kids that breakfast prepares them for an active day at school. Share the following information with school nutrition services and teachers to help them promote National School Breakfast Week, March 8-12.
SEE Show people HOW to make healthy changes
- School Nutrition Association National School Breakfast Week - the official Web site that provides menus, tools, publicity ideas, a kids' art contest and anything you need to know to celebrate the week
- Healthy Kids Challenge Resources to Support the Breakfast Habit:
DO Help people practice and make healthy changes
- Share the National School Breakfast Week Web site with school nutrition services for fun menu ideas and recipes like Mighty Muffin Squares, Fuel Up with French Toast, and Breakfast Burrito Boost.
- Provide the downloadable kids' activity sheets during classroom free time to support school breakfast week!
- Try a fun activity from HKC's A La Cart Breakfast booklet, "Cereal Sampling", pg. 24.
- Materials Needed: 4-5 different ready to eat cereals in the box (for label reading), 3 oz. paper cups (for tasting cereals), measuring cups (for volume), small scale (for weighing)
- Divide students into groups, or do the activity as a class.
- Talk about cereals and grains represented in the MyPyramid Grains Group.
- Look at the ingredients listed on the cereal boxes and list how many different kinds of grains are identified.
- Weigh 1 ounce of each type of cereal.
- Determine the volume for each 1 ounce serving.
- Sample different cereals and see if the kids can tell which grains they taste.
- Talk about how the Grains Group provides energy for GO POWER!
Enter Now! The Recipe Contest Deadline is 2 weeks away!
See the "Stirring Up Health™” Web pages for information and details. View classroom ideas and the entry form which can be submitted online or mailed.
HEAR - SEE - DO Tips for Newsletters
Cut and paste a HEAR-SEE-DO tip each week into your own parent newsletters!
Breakfast GO POWER for Families
Role model the healthy habit of eating breakfast each day with these tips!
- Together select favorite breakfast food items and put on a grocery list to purchase.
- Discuss the amount of time needed for preparation, eating, and clean-up. Plan to get up a little earlier to allow adequate time for breakfast.
- Have your child set out breakfast items the night before, such as plates, bowls, and utensils.
Solutions: School Competitive Food and Beverage Policy Blog
A Healthy Kids Challenge view of school competitive food and beverage standards when it comes to wellness...and one of our simple, every day, evidence-based solutions. Read More.
HKC Services - School Challenge Distance Assistance Program
Start planning for the next school year! HKC offers a "start where you are" approach to help build your school's wellness environment. Check it out!
Thought for the Day
"Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are." Malcolm S. Forbes
For questions about Healthy Kids Challenge, please contact:
Vickie L. James, RD, LD, Director
vickie@healthykidschallenge.com
1-888-259-6287
www.healthykidschallenge.com
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