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We’re proud to work with our Industry partners
to find new ways to address trends, improve products and
enhance service. The Industry Council meets regularly to help
us plan programs and create new ways in which to serve our
members.
In order to help maintain the momentum around
your district’s wellness policy, Massachusetts
Action for Healthy Kids School Nutrition
Subcommittee has created Taking Action for Healthy
Kids: School Wellness Policy Guides. These
easy-to-read tri-fold brochures include seven
variations targeting the following audiences:
School Administrators
School Nutrition and Food Service Directors
School Nurses
Physical Education Instructors and Coaches
Teachers
Students
Parents
In addition to a general wellness policy overview,
each brochure highlights the following areas:
● Action steps each
audience can use to support a healthy school
environment
● Resources for each
audience
● Information on competitive foods and the A-List
Massachusetts Action for Healthy Kids School
Nutrition Subcommittee members thank you for
continuing to improve school nutrition and student
wellness in your community.
Sincerely,
Lisa Burnett, RD, LDN, SNS and Sheila Parisien, SNS
– Co-chairs
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Web sites
Ingredients and nutritional information on
purchased food products.
http://www.profileshowcase.com
USDA page to find ingredients, nutritional and
other helpful information about commodity foods
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/facts/commodityfacts.htm
Create menu’s and fun facts for back of menus.
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/sfs/cafeteria_menu.asp
http://www.newenglanddairycouncil.org/
Training resources. It is the Nebraska Department
of Education and click on the Power Point Slide Show
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/NS/nslp/index.htm
Seattle schools lunch program and use their
healthy snack calculator.
http://www.seattleschools.org/area/nutrition-svc/calculator/calculator.html
% percent calculator.
http://www.math.com/everyone/calculators/calc_source/percent.htm
Everything related to the school lunch program
from job descriptions, food recipes, web seminars,
etc
http://www.nfsmi.org
http://www.nfsmi.org/Information/cc_recipe_index_alpha.htm
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/nutinfo.html
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Food allergies and guideline to help schools
develop allergy policies.
http://www.ific.org/publications/other/allergysheet.cfm
http://www.foodallergy.org
Helpful links
http://www.meals4kids.org
http://www.doe.mass.edu
http://massfarmtoschool.org/ - Farm to
school cookbook
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/nutrit.html
Site which has great resources that pertain to
Nutrition for Children
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