Thanks to the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act, major improvements are being made across the country to transform school food to promote better nutrition and reduce obesity. With that in mind, we have created two toolkits:
Tools for Schools offers topic-specific policy and resource materials to assist schools in meeting the new nutrition standards. Refer to the latest regulations, find free nutrition education curricula, get ideas for adding tasty, kid-friendly foods to school meals, or take a look at success stories, best practices, and how-to guides to enhance your school meals and lunchroom environment:
- Focusing on Smart Snacks in School
- Offering Fruits and Vegetables
- Reducing Sodium
- Serving Whole Grain-Rich
The School Day Just Got Healthier provides an audience-specific collection of resources including brochures, fact sheets, FAQs, school lessons and templates to help prepare for changes to school meals. Everyone plays an important role in changing the school food environment. Understand the changes, access the tools, and take action in your schools through these pages, created just for you: