Topic: Promoting Healthy Habits in our Schools
How to improve school provided food and support children's health and academic achievement
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Hosted by Mark & Brenda Saling >>>> . Read the dinner and discussion summary here.
Guests considered the following questions and articles:
- When is the last time you ate a school meal? What were your impressions? What do we want from our school meals program today?
- What benefits do you see school gardens playing in children's health and academic achievement?
- Putting time, money, skills or other barriers aside, what is the one thing you would like to see changed to improve the food experiences youth have?
- How can the school meals program, health-promoting projects and individual families work together to change social norms and help create life-long healthy eating habits?
- What challenges do you see school gardens posing to school administrators, teachers, parents or students?
- What are some ways you are / would like to be in involved in improving school meals?
Articles:
Center for Ecoliteracy What in Health is Going On Here?
Garden-based learning, school meals,and academic curriculum
Ecotrust What's for Lunch?
An informative and easy to read review of school food and garden-based education
Optional readings:
The Debate About School Gardens Weep or Reap
Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act |
Because together, we can do more.
