Other Opportunities for Food at School and on Campus
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Healthy Concessions Guide
Format: PDF
Audience: K-12 School Health/Wellness Teams- Teachers, Parents, Administrators, Foodservice Workers, Community Members, Coaches
Cost: Free
Concession stands often carry very few healthy options. This 7-page PDF offers ideas on healthy foods for school concession stands. It offers suggestions based on "Go", "Slow", and "Whoa" guidelines. It provides healthy serving size guides and substitution ideas for "whoa" foods.Available at: https://www.nemours.org/content/dam/nemours/wwwv2/filebox/service/healthy-living/growuphealthy/healthyconcession.pdf
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Farm to School
Format: Webpage
Audience: K-12 School Health/Wellness Teams- Teachers, Parents, Administrators, Foodservice Workers, Community Members, Coaches
Cost: Free
Farm to School is a program that connects schools to local farmers to provide their students with healthy, fresh, local food. The Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS) offers guidance on Farm to School and have many resources on their website. Through funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the CRFS provides planning and implementation grants through Michigan's Farm to School Grant Program.Available at: http://foodsystems.msu.edu/activity/info/farm_to_school
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School Gardens
Format: Webpage
Audience: K-12 School Health/Wellness Teams- Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators, Foodservice Workers, Community Members, Coaches
Cost: Free
Gardening at school can be a great way to get kids to eat healthier, be physically active, and learn about how plants grow. University of Georgia Extension has a webpage with resources for school gardens. The list of resources includes how to get started, tending your garden, theme gardens (pizza, alphabet, and more!), grant opportunities, and even gardening curriculums by grade!
Available at: http://extension.uga.edu/k12/school-gardens/
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Healthy Fundraisers
Format: PDF
Audience: Parents, Teachers, Foodservice Workers, Coaches, Club Leaders
Cost: Free
Action for Healthy Kids offers 2 PDFs that include ideas for non-food, healthy food, and physical activity-promoting school, club, or team fundraisers.Available at: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/storage/documents/parent-toolkit/fundraisers-food-sales-f1.pdf
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Healthy Food Ideas: School Snacks, Celebrations, and Family Events
Format: PDF
Audience: Parents, Teachers, Foodservice Workers, Coaches, Club Leaders
Cost: Free
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A 2-page PDF that includes ideas for healthy foods and games for classroom parties or school celebrations. It also includes ideas for snacks kids can make and how to make edible art!Available at: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/storage/documents/parent-toolkit/foodideasf3a.pdf
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Healthy Non-Food Rewards
Format: PDF
Audience: Parents, Teachers, Foodservice Workers, Coaches, Club Leaders
Cost: Free
A 2-page PDF that includes creative, free and low-cost ideas for health-promoting non-food rewards. It offers specific ideas by grade level- elementary school, middle school, and high school and also offers ideas for Parent/Teacher Organizations (PTOs).Available at: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/storage/documents/parent-toolkit/rewardsf3a.pdf
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Let's Party- School Party Ideas
Format: PDF
Audience: Teachers, Parents, Coaches, Club Leaders
Cost: Free
This PDF give you ideas for creating a healthy party at school. It provides ideas to make your party healthy, safe, fun, and simple! This document includes student friendly recipes and also recipes for the cafeteria that are in the USDA Recipes for Schools with numerical code. There are also 10 party theme ideas available for you to try for your next school party!Available at: http://healthymeals.nal.usda.gov/hsmrs/WestVirginia/LetsParty.pdf
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Water for Students
Format: Webpage
Audience: K-12 School Health/Wellness Teams- Teachers, Parents, Administrators, Foodservice Workers, Community Members, Coaches
Cost: Free
Below are a list of several resources you can use to promote drinking water at school:
- Increasing Access to Drinking Water in Schools
CDC’s tool kit includes background information, needs assessment tools, implementation strategies, and evaluation guidance to provide students with access to drinking water as part of a healthy nutrition environment. - Water in Schools
Information on current requirements and suggestions for how to make free drinking water available in schools - Drinking Water Best Management Practices: For Schools and Child Care Facilities With Their Own Drinking Water Source
EPA’s guide for schools and child care facilities with their own well and classified as a public water system. - Drinking Water Best Management Practices: For Schools and Child Care Facilities Served by Municipal Water Systems
EPA’s guide for schools and child care facilities receiving water from water utilities or water suppliers such as cities, towns and water districts.
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Summer Food, Summer Moves
Format: PDF
Audience: Foodservice directors, foodservice workers
Cost: Free
A fun, hands-on resource kit designed to get kids and families excited about healthy eating and physical activity during the summer months. Includes lesson plans, posters and promotional flyers. Designed for use by summer meal site operators.
Available at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/summer-food-summer-moves
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Summer Meals Toolkit
Audience: Foodservice directors, foodservice workers
Cost: Free
For indiviudals and organizations interested in serving as Summer Meal Champions at any level of program administration. Includes program resources, best practices, tips for getting the word out through community-based outreach and more.
Available at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/summer-meals-toolkit
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Summer Meals Webinar
Format: Webinar
Audience: Administrators, Foodservice directors
Cost: Free
Summer Meals Program experts, partners, and special speakers provide resources, technical guidance examples, and best practices to make Summer Meals Programs a success.
Available at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/2015-summer-meals-webinars
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