Program News

Youth Nutrition in a School Near You!

The Youth Nutrition Education Program is now in full swing. Nutrition-focused programming is being taught in many qualifying Lane County schools. The lesson series are delivered in the classroom and in after-school programs. Nutrition messages focus on the USDA MyPyramid, the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and the importance of physical activity and food safety. All classes incorporate hands-on, interactive lessons, many of which include snack-making activities that reinforce messages covered in each lesson.

Curriculum varies according to grade level.

• Kinders - 2nd grade: Smart Start Eating and Reading
• 3rd grade-Show Me Nutrition-Building My Body
• 4th grade- Arianna's Nutrition Expedition
• 5th grade- Exercise Your Options
• Afterschool Programming-Super Snackers 

Art work from her class at Bohemia Elementary School in Cottage Grove:

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