- Increase students’ consumption of fruits and vegetables
- Develop and test foodservice, promotion, and nutrition education models
- Disseminate the tested
models to schools nationwide for their use in
the summer of 2004.
THE PILOT INCLUDED:
- Changes in school foodservice operations
- School-wide promotions and marketing
- Nutrition education activities in the classroom and cafeteria
The Pilot Program is a healthy eating program for elementary, middle, and
high schools designed to increase student consumption of fresh fruits
and vegetables by implementing, enhancing, and expanding salad bars, salad
options, and a variety of other fruit and vegetable options and activities
in Florida schools. This pilot was made possible through a grant from
the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Three states, Kansas, Oregon and South Carolina are involved
in the expansion of the pilot for the 2003-04 school year.
PROGRAM ELEMENTS TOOLBOX:
- How To training
modules on implementing sustainable salad bars and other fruit and vegetable
options in schools (Model Books are currently being field-tested. Outline
available.)
- Promotional
Materials - student-tested posters, bookmarks,
book covers, static clings, signage
- Promotion Book - a
variety of fun and exciting promotional ideas, games/activities, and
colorful signage. Visit shop5adaycatalog.org to
purchase.
- 5 A Day activities,
additional ideas and PA announcements
- Photos from Florida
schools now involved in the project (Use for print or web communication)
For more information, please contact Shelly Terry, Foodservice School
Consultant for Produce for Better Health Foundation at 205-739-0027
or shellterr@msn.com. |
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Only 14% of school-aged children met the target of 2 servings of fruit
daily. Only 20% of Florida youth eat 5 or more servings of fruits & vegetables
daily
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Salad Bar and Salad Options Pilot Program that began in 
