2. Food and beverages offered will include a variety of healthy choices
that are of excellent quality, appealing to students and are served at
the proper temperature.
3. Food and beverages offered will minimize use of fats, sodium and
sugar as defined by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
4. Portion sizes will be age-appropriate (An age-appropriate diet is one
that provides adequate nutrition and is appropriate for a child’s state
of development) for elementary, middle and high school students
respectively.
5. A la carte, snack bars, vending and school stores will increase the
variety of choices of nutritious food such as fruits, vegetables, whole
grains and low-fat or non-fat dairy foods.
6. Nutrition information for products offered in snack bars, a la carte,
vending and school stores should be available.
7. All beverages sold or given away on school premises during the
school day must be non-carbonated.
8. If food is provided for classroom celebration, it must be commercially
prepared.
9. Classroom snacks and celebrations should reinforce the importance
of healthy choices. Families will receive information from the school
on foods that are appropriate for such celebrations.
10. Schools will identify up to four special celebration days where excep-
tions are made to the food requirements under this policy. Additional
exceptions must be approved by the site administrator.
11. All food sold during the school day, including fundraisers and conces-
sions, must meet the same state and federal regulations as the
Child Nutrition Program for nutrient content.
IV. COMMUNITY COLLABORATION
A. Communications with Parents
1. Anoka-Hennepin School District will support parents’ efforts to pro-
vide a healthy diet and daily physical activity for their children.
Anoka-Hennepin School District will share information about healthy
food options available in school and suggestions for home.
2. Anoka-Hennepin School District will provide information about physi-
cal education and other school-based physical activity opportunities
before, during and after the school day and will support parents’
efforts to provide their children with opportunities to be physically
active outside of school.
B. Product Marketing in Schools
1. School based marketing will be consistent with nutrition education
and health promotion. The promotion of healthy foods including fruits,
vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products is encouraged.
2. Schools are encouraged to consider nutritious products, competitive
pricing, and product placement and promotion strategies for the
consumption of healthy foods.
C. Opportunities Before and After School
1. Anoka-Hennepin School District encourages the participation of all
students in activities such as co-curricular activities, extra-curricular
activities, Community
Education programs, community and family activities that promote
physical activity.
2. Anoka-Hennepin School District and individual schools will offer a
range of activities that meet the needs, interests and abilities of all
students including boys, girls, students with disabilities and students
with special healthcare needs.
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3. Anoka-Hennepin School District encourages community use of its
facilities for physical activity outside of the normal school day consis-
tent with the district’s facility use policy.
4. All schools will offer physical activity programs such as co-curricular,
extra-curricular, intramural or Community Ed programs.
5. After school childcare and enrichment programs will provide and
encourage – verbally and through the provision of space, equipment
and activities – daily periods of moderate to vigorous physical activ-
ity for all participants.
D. Food and Beverages Served and/or Sold Outside of the School Day
1. It is a goal that when fundraisers involve selling food, they should
promote positive health habits. Information will be provided on
fundraising opportunities that promote health and wellness. Schools
will collaborate with parent groups and booster clubs to select
healthy foods and snacks as part of their programs.
2. It is the goal that concession stands promote and provide nutrient
rich food and beverage choices.
V. CURRICULUM
A. Schools will provide education to foster lifelong habits of healthy eating
and physical activity. Schools will establish linkages between health edu-
cation, physical education, school meal programs and related community
services.
B. Integrating Nutrition Education into the Classroom Setting
1. Schools will provide nutrition education and engage in nutrition pro-
motion that:
a. is offered at each grade level as part of a comprehensive, stan-
dards-based program designed to provide students with the knowl-
edge and skills necessary to promote and protect their health;
b. is part of not only health education and Family and Consumer
Science classes but could also be referenced in other subjects
as appropriate;
c. promotes fruits, vegetables, whole grain products, low-fat and
fat-free dairy products, healthy food preparation methods and
health enhancing nutrition practices;
d. emphasizes caloric balance between food intake and energy
expenditure (physical activity/exercise);
e. links with school meal programs, other school food and nutrition
related community services;
f. teaches media literacy with an emphasis on food marketing; and
g. includes training for teachers and other staff.
h. may include school gardens as a proper study for students in expe-
riential learning to understanding the science of growth of plants
for food and the place of plant matter in the ecological system.
2. Staff is encouraged to model good nutrition.
C. Physical Education
1. All students will be provided opportunities for physical education as
defined by Anoka-Hennepin School District curriculum guidelines.
2. Students will spend at least 50 percent of physical education class
time participating in moderate to vigorous physical activity.
D. Integrating Physical Activity into the Classroom Setting
1. Classroom teachers are encouraged to develop opportunities for
physical activity that can be incorporated into subject lessons and are
encouraged to provide short, physical activity breaks during class.
2. Staff is encouraged to model physical activity.
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