Schalmont students have healthy food
options at lunch as well, including skim or 2 percent milk,
peas, carrots, and fruit cups. |
All Schalmont elementary
students are encouraged to start the school day with a good
breakfast. Teachers often incorporate principles of good
nutrition in their lesson plans, and each school gives students
the opportunity to purchase nutritious breakfast foods. At
Jefferson Elementary School, students learn about nutrition
during National School Breakfast Week and throughout the school
year!
Leea Mulone’s first-grade students spend
three weeks in March taking part in “ThinkBreakfast,” a program
that teaches students the importance of good nutrition and a
healthy breakfast. Her students keep a breakfast diary, discuss
their different breakfast choices, read nutrition-based books
such as Gregory the Terrible Eater, learn about food labels, and
even start each day with a song about nutrition. She also sends
healthy breakfast materials home to parents. |
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The ThinkBreakfast program was
created for schools by the New York State Education Department
and the University of the State of New York.
“It makes them think about nutrition,”
said Mulone, who has participated in the program for several
years. “You hear the conversations, back and forth, about
basically what a healthy breakfast is.”
Mulone is one of several Jefferson teachers
who participate in ThinkBreakfast. She usually teams up with
fellow first-grade teacher Carol Kramer to coordinate a healthy
breakfast morning for students at the end of the three-week
program. Mulone said, “Having a good start to the morning is the
philosophy we try to bring into the classroom.”
Parents,
click here to learn more about school breakfast and lunch
options in Schalmont.
Want a few tips on how to encourage your
children to eat healthy at home? Visit the CDC Department of
Health and Human Services websites devoted to
"Healthy Children, Healthy Choices" and
obesity prevention "Tips for Parents".
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National
School Breakfast Week, March 3-7