Nutrition Education for the Classroom
Nutrition & Wellness Classes
for Parents/Guardians
Classes & presentations are created for specific grade levels from pre-school through grade 12 and are also designed on a variety of topics for parents, teachers, and administrators.
Puppet shows are available for
pre-school through grade 2.
Health fairs can be arranged to promote a message of health & wellness.
Research shows that parents can influence positive health outcomes for their children through the foods served in the home and through encourgement of physical activity.
Classes Offered for Parents
1- Optimal Snacking & Lunch Packing for your
Children
Pricing & Scheduling
Classes are generally one-hour. Class times can be catered to fit school scheduling. Please call for pricing.
A deposit of 20% of total cost is required for scheduling. Deposit will be retained if one or more workshops are changed or cancelled within 30-days of scheduling. Thirty days notice is requested for scheduling.
Price does not include cost for copies of hand-out materials. Copies can be done at the workshop site for no additional charge if the site has the equipment and paper available.
Nutrition & Wellness Classes
for Children
We will learn what foods and nutrients every child should receive in their lunch, how much is too much, how to balance nutrients with goodies and still be the “good guy” and how to plan for healthy, creative snacks for your entire family.
2- What are you really eating? Food Labels and Ingedients Under the Microscope
We will learn the correct way to read food labels, how the industry tries to fool you and your family, and discuss the ingredients that are in the foods you eat everyday that can cause cancer, heart disease and promote insulin resistance.
3- Healthy Meals at Home as a learning Activity
This class will discuss how to prepare quick-healthy meals at home while including your children in the process. See how menu planning and preparation can utilize critical thinking skills, as well as teach lessons in math and science.
Puppet Shows
Puppet shows are available on a variety of nutrition & wellness topics for children..
Puppet show topics include:
Healthy Snacking, Fruits & Vegetables, Breakfast, the new My Pyramid and Suggested Portions for Foods & Beverages
Health Fairs are a great way to promote nutrition & wellness in your schools.
Together, we can collaborate with health & wellness partners within our community.
Let's schedule a Health Fair at your school today!
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Health Fairs
1. Eat Right and Be Cool
2. Magical Fruits & Veggies
3. What Are Portions?
4. The Carnival of Food Groups
5. Fun Snacks Can Be
Healthy 2
6. Why Be Healthy, What Is Wellness?
7. R U Stressed Out?
8. Let Active Mean Fun!
9. Do You Have a Friend with an Eating
Disorder?
10. Where Do Foods Come From?
11. Shopping for a Healthy Lifestyle
12. Packing the Lunch You Want to Eat
13. Making Nutritious
Food Choices at the Cafeteria
14. Obesity & Disease
15. Sports Nutrition
