Posts Tagged "Nutrition"
School Grants for Healthy Kids
Through partners such as Kellogg’s and the Walmart Foundation, Action for Healthy Kids is pleased to release its School Grants for Healthy Kids opportunities for the 2012-2013 school year. Over 500 schools will be awarded funds that will range from $1,000 to $5,000 (average $2,000) with significant in-kind contributions from Action for Healthy Kids in the form of people, programs, and school nutrition expertise. We’ll also provide schools with management expertise and support to develop strong nutrition programs around school breakfast, competitive foods, summer meals, access to healthy food and nutrition education. Read the Entire Article...
Read MoreFree Lessons Incorporating MyPlate for 5th Grade CATCH Curriculum
MyPlate illustrates the five food groups that are the building blocks for a healthy diet using a familiar image—a place setting for a meal. Before you eat, think about what goes on your plate or in your cup or bowl. MyPlate can help prioritize food choices for a well-balanced meal: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and low fat dairy. These lessons will replace the pyramid lesson in the 5th grade curriculum. Tell Us Who You Are – We Will Email You A Link to the Two Complete Grade 5 Lessons ...
Read MoreRemember: Go, Slow and Whoa When Eating
By: Jeff Engelhardt, The Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, IL) Go, slow and whoa. Those three words are changing the culture in elementary schools in DeKalb and Sycamore as students learn the importance of health and fitness along with English and mathematics. Go, slow and whoa foods teach students what is healthy to eat all the time, some of the time and once in awhile. The philosophy has caught on in area elementary schools where CATCH programs – Coordinated Approach To Child Health – are being integrated into everyday learning. Lisa Cumings, community health liaison for Kishwaukee Community Hospital, started integrating and supporting CATCH programs at schools last year...
Read MoreMicrowave Chef
CATCH School Program Offers Game Show-Style Competition STERLING, ILLINOIS – Who knew that kids want to be celebrity chefs?! St. Mary’s School recently staged a competition for youngsters à la Iron Chef. According to SaukValley.com: The school’s “microwave chef” event was inspired by the Food Network’s “Iron Chef America” show. But the students used microwaves to cook their ham and cheese roll-ups instead of open flames. The Fit Fun for Kids assembly was part of a health initiative at the school which includes the CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) program. Three third-graders were chosen as sous chefs, while three fourth-graders were...
Read More“Go/Slow/Whoa” at the Supermarket?
Illinois’s Champaign-Urbana Public Health District is taking CATCH to a whole new level: your grocer’s food aisles. According to The News-Gazette: Depending on where you grocery shop, you’ll be seeing signs that read “Go,” “Slow,” or “Whoa,” in the food aisles soon. They’re part of a healthy-eating and physical-activity program the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District is promoting with area schools. The program helps children and their families make better food choices. But the food signs are there in the stores to guide all shoppers, just like traffic signs guide drivers: “Go” foods are intended...
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