508.10R1 - Nutrition Education and Promotion

The school district will provide nutrition education and engage in nutrition promotion that:

• is offered at each grade level K-8, and is an optional course at the high school, as part of a sequential, comprehensive, standards-based program designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote and protect their health;
• is part of not only health education classes, but also classroom instruction in subjects such as math, science, language arts, social sciences and elective subjects;
• includes enjoyable, developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant participatory activities, such as contests, promotions, taste-testing, farm visits and school gardens;
• promotes fruits, vegetables, whole-grain products, low-fat and fat-free dairy products, healthy food preparation methods and health-enhancing nutrition practices;
• emphasizes caloric balance between food intake and physical activity;
• links with meal programs, other foods and nutrition-related community services; and,
• includes training for teachers and other staff.

Approved August 27, 2018

Reviewed November 28, 2022

Revised November 28, 2022