HealthierUS School Challenge
In order to encourage schools to create a healthier nutrition
environment, the US Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) has initiated the HealthierUS School Challenge.
Schools can be certified as either silver or gold schools.
Schools must meet a basic set of criteria. To be certified,
a school must:
- be an elementary school
- be enrolled as a Team Nutrition School
- offer reimbursable lunches that demonstrate healthy menu planning
practices and principles of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
and that meet USDA nutrition standards
- provide nutrition education to students
- provide students the opportunity for physical activity
- maintain an Average Daily Participation of 70 percent or higher
of school enrollment for reimbursable lunches
- adhere to guidelines established by FNS for foods served/sold
in schools outside the National School Lunch Program.
Schools submit the completed assessment tool to Child and Adult
Nutrition Services and then after we review it, we send it on
to FNS. FNS will award schools that successfully meet the Challenge
with either a silver or gold plaque. In addition, the recognized
schools will be listed on the Team Nutrition Web site, may be
chosen to be a part of special FNS media events and may receive
other awards that promote and support the principles of the
Challenge.
Winners of HealthierUS School Challenge
2009
- Buchanan Elementary, Huron (Silver)
- Jefferson Elementary, Huron (Silver)
- Madison Elementary, Huron (Silver)
- Washington Elementary, Huron (Silver)
For more information please visit, HealthierUS
Challenge
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