Toolkit

The School Day Just Got Healthier Toolkit is a collection of resources including brochures, fact sheets, FAQs, fliers, school lessons, templates and much more, to help prepare everyone for the changes to school meals this school year. This toolkit is separated by audience to help direct you to the most relevant and valuable tools and resources created just for you.

Parents As a parent, we know how important it is to know what is happening in your child’s school day, to be informed about the changes made to school meals, and know how to get involved. This toolkit provides parents with brochures, information, and resources you need to help your child eat healthy and learn healthy habits that last forever. -- Download Parent Toolkit -- Individual Parent Toolkit items School Meals Summary Key Messages For Parents Key Messages for Students Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act – School Meals Overview Recipes for Healthy Kids – Cookbook for Homes Tips for Parents (CSPI Resource) Letter to Parents Template 1 – General Letter to Parents Template 2 - Food & Calories Tweet Library o English Tweets o Spanish Tweets 10 Tips Nutrition Education Series     (available in English and Spanish - except where      indicated)   o Choose MyPlate o Add More Vegetables to Your Day o Focus on Fruits o Make Half Your Grains Whole o Got Your Dairy Today? o With Protein Foods, Variety is Key o Build a Healthy Meal o Healthy Eating for Vegetarians o Smart Shopping for Veggies and Fruits o Liven up Your Meals With Vegetables and Fruits o Kid-Friendly Veggies and Fruits o Be a Healthy Role Model for Children o Cut Back on Your Kid’s Sweet Treats o Salt and Sodium o Eat Seafood Twice a Week o Eating Better on a Budget o Use SuperTracker Your Way o Enjoy Your Food, But Eat Less  o Make Better Beverage Choices o Make Celebrations fun, Healthy, & Active      New HealthierUS School Challenge Brochure Healthier Middle Schools: Everyone Can Help – Parents MyPlate Mini Poster: What’s on Your Plate? (English & Spanish) Dietary Guidelines Consumer Brochure: Let’s Eat For The Health Of It Press Release: USDA Unveils Historic Improvements to Meals Served in America’s Schools Let’s Move Blog: Healthy Meals and Healthy Kids Resources   o Choose MyPlate Grain Videos o Healthier Middle Schools: Everyone Can Help o Healthy Meals Resource System o Helpful Food and Nutrition Web Resources o Video: Make Whole Grains Available for a Healthy   Family o Video: Serve Your Family Fat Free and Low Fat Milk

Educators and Students Be a champion of healthy and nutritious school meals. This toolkit provides materials and resources to help students make the right choice, the healthy choice, when it comes to choosing what to eat. -- Download Educators and Students Toolkit -- Individual Educators and Students Toolkit items School Meals Summary Key Messages for School Employees Key Messages For Parents Key Messages for Students Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act – School Meals Overview Recipes for Healthy Kids – Cookbook for Schools Serving Up MyPlate: A Yummy Curriculum Letter to Parents Template 1 – General Letter to Parents Template 2 - Food & Calories Tweet Library o English Tweets o Spanish Tweets Tips for Educators  (CSPI Resource) Make Half Your Plate Fruits and Vegetables Kids Poster New HealthierUS School Challenge Brochure Healthier Middle Schools: Everyone Can Help—Teachers Healthier Middle Schools: Everyone Can Help—Students Nutrition Voyage: The Quest to Be Our Best     o Introduction o Grade 7, Trek 1: The Path to Fruits and     Vegetables o Grade 7, Trek 1: Field Correspondents—    Conducting A School Survey o Grade 7, Trek 3: Leading the Way    [as Agents of Change] o Grade 8, Trek 1: Finding Fitness! o Grade 8, Trek 2: Backpack Full of Snacks! o Grade 8, Trek 3: From Farm to You   Fuel Up With Fruits and Veggies Activity Sheet Eat Smart to Play Hard Activity Sheet Track & Field Fuel Up Challenge Game MyPlate Blast Off! Game Resources     o Healthier Middle Schools: Everyone Can Help o Healthy Meals Resource System o Helpful Food and Nutrition Web Resources School Administrators and School Foodservice You make a difference every day when you offer nutritious food choices to students. This toolkit will assist you in providing wellness, preventing and reducing childhood obesity, and improving your school meals throughout your school and school district. --  Download School Administrators and Foodservice     Toolkit --  Individual School Administrators and Foodservice      Toolkit items School Meals Summary Key Messages for School Administrators Key Messages for School Employees Key Messages For Parents Key Messages for Students Recipes for Healthy Kids – Cookbook for Schools Serving Up MyPlate: A Yummy Curriculum Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act – School Meals Overview Letter to Parents Template 1 – General Letter to Parents Template 2 - Food & Calories Tweet Library o English Tweets o Spanish Tweets Tips for School Administrators (CSPI resource) Tips for Food Service Professionals (CSPI resource) Fact Sheets for Healthier School Meals     o Just the Facts (Introduction) o Use Low-fat Milk, Cheese and Yogurt o Jazz Up Your Menu With Fruits o Vary Your Vegetables o Serve More Dry Beans and Peas o Serve More Whole Grains o Limit Saturated Fat o Trim Trans Fat o Be Salt Savvy – Cut Back on Sodium o Meeting The Challenge of Rising Food Costs   New HealthierUS School Challenge Brochure Healthier Middle Schools: Everyone Can Help     o Principals o Food Service Manager   HealthierUS School Challenge Criteria USDA Foods: Healthy Choices for Our Schools Whole Grains Instruction Memorandum Best Practices Sharing Center Promotional Flyer Meal Standards Presentation Meal Standards FAQ Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs – Revised Vegetables and Fruits HHFKA Before and After Elementary School Lunch Menu Best Practices: Handling Fresh Produce in Schools Handling Fresh Produce on Salad Bars Fact Sheet Handling Fresh Produce in Classrooms Fact Sheet Resources     o Healthier Middle Schools: Everyone Can Help o Healthy Meals Resource System o Helpful Food and Nutrition Web Resources o Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs o NFSMI’s Produce Safety o USDA Foods Toolkit   Community Members Together we can help kids learn healthy habits that last forever. This toolkit provides resources, tools and information to help make the school meal changes a positive and successful change for everyone! --  Download Community Members Toolkit --  Individual Community Members Toolkit items School Meals Summary Key Messages for Students Recipes for Healthy Kids – Cookbook for Homes Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act – School Meals Overview Letter to Parents Template 1 – General Letter to Parents Template 2 - Food & Calories Tweet Library o English Tweets o Spanish Tweets 10 Tips Nutrition Education Series (available in English and Spanish - except where indicated)     o Choose MyPlate o Add More Vegetables to Your Day o Focus on Fruits o Make Half Your Grains Whole o Got Your Dairy Today? o With Protein Foods, Variety is Key o Build a Healthy Meal o Healthy Eating for Vegetarians o Smart Shopping for Veggies and Fruits o Liven up Your Meals With Vegetables and Fruits o Kid-Friendly Veggies and Fruits o Be a Healthy Role Model for Children o Cut Back on Your Kid’s Sweet Treats o Salt and Sodium o Eat Seafood Twice a Week o Eating Better on a Budget  o Use SuperTracker Your Way o Enjoy Your Food, But Eat Less  o Make Better Beverage Choices (English only) o Make Celebrations fun, Healthy, & Active   (English only)   New HealthierUS School Challenge Brochure Dietary Guidelines Consumer Brochure: Let’s Eat For The Health Of It Press Release: USDA Unveils Historic Improvements to Meals Served in America’s Schools Let’s Move Blog: Healthy Meals and Healthy Kids

Last modified: 10/23/2012