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Nutrition Education Goals <br /> The primary goal of nutrition education is to facilitate the voluntary adoption of eating and other <br /> nutrition-related behaviors conducive to health and well-being. <br /> • Nutrition education will be encouraged to be integrated across core content and specialized <br /> areas as appropriate. <br /> • Professional development activities for nutrition education will be made available to staff. <br /> • The school cafeteria serves as a learning opportunity to allow students to apply critical <br /> thinking skills taught in the classroom; for example providing choices. <br /> • Nutrition education will include instruction related to awareness of media literacy as it <br /> relates to food advertising and its effects on health. <br /> • Nutrition education will involve sharing information with families and the broader <br /> community, PTO, and School Councils to positively impact students and the health of the <br /> community. <br /> • School district will provide information to families that encourage them to teach their <br /> children about health and nutrition and to provide nutritious meals for their families. <br /> • Students will be encouraged to start each day with a healthy breakfast. <br /> • Parents will provide healthy snacks for their children. Baked goods such as cakes, cookies, <br /> brownies and cupcakes are not considered healthy choices for celebrations in the <br /> classroom. Some of the suggestions of healthy snacks could be: fruit cups, vegetables and <br /> dip, 100% fruit popsicles, yogurt and pretzels. <br /> • Foods will not be used as a reward or punishment. Silent lunch is prohibited. <br /> • Staff who is responsible for nutrition education shall be adequately prepared and will <br /> regularly participate in professional development activities to effectively deliver the <br /> nutrition education program as planned. Preparation and professional development <br /> activities shall provide basic knowledge of nutrition, combined with skill practice in <br /> program-specific activities and instructional techniques and strategies designed to promote <br /> healthy eating habits. <br /> • School staff are encouraged to model healthy eating habits whenever in the presence of <br /> students <br /> 59 <br />