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We think all children should learn what it means to live a healthy life so we asked
our Snikiddy Fans to share with us how their classrooms are staying healthy. We had
a lot of great responses, so we thought we would share a few. Hopefully these are
ideas that can be implemented into your child’s classroom!
Talk about healthy choices. Have healthy snacks and lunches and do projects in the
classroom where the conversation is on healthy snacks and food. – Kim
My child’s classroom does not allow students to bring in cake, etc. for the birthday. Instead,
they get a card from the principal and a special certificate and pencil. Also, there are only
two parties per year‐ Halloween and Valentines and we usually try to include some healthy
items at these parties so they are not just sugar! – Chris
My child’s class does carrots and dressing, or celery and peanut butter for snacks. They also
do 100% juice drinks. No added sugars. – Valerie
During parties and events, parents are asked to send in a range of goodies, which include
lots of fresh fruits and veggies. Provided meals are well‐rounded every day and they take
the kids outside twice a day to run and play. Lots of exercise! ‐ Laura
We choose healthy alternatives to the kids favorite snacks and introduce new healthy
snacks to the point the kids look forward to snack times. They start asking for snack as
soon as they come in because they can’t wait to see what new and exciting things we have
for them! – Cheri
We do not allow sugar or gluten in my child’s classroom for snack. The children snack on
rice crackers and fruit. – Julie
My child’s school sends out a monthly newsletter on tips for healthy snacks and activities
both outdoors and indoors. The menu is also geared toward just healthy and organic.
– Catia
They recently had a green party where they learned all about the importance of the
environment and being green. They also learned about organic foods and the importance
of eating healthy and exercising to stay healthy. They encourage physical activity and
creativity, which are two of the ways to stay healthy…keep your body and mind stimulated
no matter what your age! ‐ Melanie
2. They do not allow sweets for birthdays or any day, it always needs to be a healthy snack.
They also send home reminders about what are considered healthy snacks and give us little
recipes to try that are fun and nutritious for the kids! ‐ Lauren
Organic milk, healthy snacks of fruit and when we have holiday parties, which are put on by
the mothers, we always try to bring healthy, organic cookies or drinks as well as introduce
new and cool fruits! ‐ Jennifer
Taking stretch and move breaks every hour. – Michelle
They have grown their own veggie plants, and teach daily through song and books that
healthy is fun and make the body run better. – Kim
We always include trays of cut‐up fruits and vegetables for our parties, plus make , sure
that our drinks are not loaded with artificial sweeteners and/or too much sugar. – Robin
Making sure that they learn about how and where food is grown. The benefits and
nutrients that these foods contain to make them grow stronger and bigger. Growing plants
and veggies gardens so the kids can see the process from seed to feed! ‐ Laureen
Our children get two fruit breaks (one in the morning and one in the afternoon) per day
and their teachers have been very specific about what items are allowed for snacks. No
candy, only fresh fruit, cheese, yogurt, fresh vegetables, all‐natural or organic chips or
crackers allowed and no sugar‐added drinks. Not only does this instill good eating habits in
our children, it also makes parents more aware of how we teach our children to love
healthy food. Along with good eating habits, our children engage in physical activity at
school, which I understand has been removed from several educational systems. Our
teachers are creative when it comes to keeping little bodies active. – Lanie
They constantly encourage healthy eating throughout the entire school year and summer
months too! They also now have more multi‐grain foods available on the lunch menu, such
as whole grain pancakes. Our child’s class is involved in a lot of physical activity, including a
wonderful physical‐education class 1‐2 times each week and a perfect amount of recess
time each day. – Sarah
They emphasize that kids should be eating healthy lunches and snacks. The school also has
a fruit and veggies program where once a week a new fruit or veggie is brought in for the
kids to try. – Kim
The university where I work stopped frying food, everything is now baked. – Donna
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Our kids classrooms make an effort to be healthy by encouraging all parents and students
to provide healthy snacks for their children, not just everyday, but for those special
occasions too. For my oldest one’s birthday we send in a platter of fresh fruit for her class
to enjoy instead of any kind of cake or candy and it’s a big hit with everybody! As parents,
we also take turns donating cases of water to their classrooms, as well as natural juices on
occasion, to encourage healthy drinking choices as well. – Jennifer
They have lots of physical activity special events. My favorite is “Marathon Month” where
every kid in school receives a walking/running log and is encouraged to accumulate 26.2
miles in that month. Each school day there are before school and after school walking
activities to help kids meet the goal. – Anna
My child attends a Waldorf‐inspired charter school and part of its philosophy stresses
eating organic foods. The children have planted a garden and will be able to eat some of the
harvest. They also spend time outdoors every day, getting plenty of exercise. – Maryellen
Our surprise snacks are 100% juice and air popped popcorn. We also have a running club
and we are making a video about anti‐graffiti in the school grounds. The kids just did a
fundraiser that is centered around running laps to raise money for art funding for their
school. – Sandi
Parents donate nutritious snacks for the students to eat during STAR testing. Students have
studied the food pyramid and know to eat foods “of many different colors!” ‐ Tim
My boys’ classes have dance parties. They dace to songs like “Cotton‐Eyed Joe” and
“Tonight’s Gonna be a Good Night” and they learn the moves. Whenever those songs are
playing somewhere, the boys are dancing around and doing their moves! It gets them going
for sure! – Arick
My childs school recently celebrated nutrition week. Every day had a different color, and
children were encouraged to try different fruits and vegetables from the color of the day.
My kids enjoyed trying blue, yellow, orange, red and green fruits and vegetables and love to
bring healthy snacks to their classroom. – Lori
My daughter’s classroom is always on the lookout for germs and she has developed a true
love for washing her hands at school and at home. While I appreciate her newfound
cleanliness, what I really love is that her school feeds fresh, organic meals to the students
every day! – Snikiddy Fan
We are blessed to live in a community that is health‐conscious, a nutritionist visits the
classrooms once a year to teach the children about healthy eating. Out elementary school
has a salad bar that uses local ingredients whenever possible and ingredients, which come
fro the school’s garden. Yes! The school has an amazing garden where all the children
participate in growing food that is used in their own lunches. – Erika
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In my classroom we send a healthy basket home every week with one family. They are then
to bring in various fruits, vegetables and snacks that are healthy and new to the children.
We try to excite the children about new foods. We also take into account any allergies or
dietary restrictions that our families may have. – Andrea
My daughter’s kindergarten teachers is very health conscious and sets an amazing example
for the kids. For class parties the kids munch on veggies and fruit with dips they made
themselves, and have enjoyed other healthy snacks—no cookies or cupcakes allowed
unless they have cooked them in the classroom. She has also requested that parents not
send in birthday treats—instead we made a donation to the class in honor of our daughter.
This is catching on throughout the building at tour school. – Cara
Everybody has one day of the month where they need to bring a healthy snack for lunch for
the whole class! And they have a special consultant come in and talk to the child and give
them a sheet with ideas to be healthy at home. – Gabriela
Because of food intolerances in my son’s classroom, the teacher and some parents got
together and came up with the idea to help teach the kids about the reasons why some kids
can’t have things but then to also point out things that they can have and how they’re just
like everyone else. So every week they do a “food of the week” and learn about it, different
ways to make it or eat it, how it helps the body or how it harms the body. The school also
has a garden so it helps bring in more fruits and veggies into the kids’ diets. The teacher,
the principal and kids are impressed by this. – Jen
We hold cooking classes and only use healthy, organic ingredients where the recipes are
overseen by a registered dietician. Some of the kids favorite recipes are pink flamingo
smoothies (organic low fat yogurt, fresh/frozen fruits, premium OJ) and rainbow pizza
pockets (organic whole wheat dough, organic sauce, variety of colorful veggies). – Doug
The children have a reusable bag in which they bring healthy snacks back to school in. On
the bag there are recipes and suggestions for healthy snacks. – Melissa
My child’s classroom makes an effort to be healthy by doing projects on health as well as
keeping track of what they eat each week. They bring it back to the class for presentation.
– Sable
My 2nd grade classroom has made a pledge to eat a healthy snack each and every day. Thy
like to track how many healthy snacks they eat each month! We also had a “Healthy Hearts”
party on Valentine’s Day‐ this was a party filled with heart healthy snacks (instead of the
traditional candy and sweets Valentine’s Day party). We exercise as a classroom as many
times as possible during the week (even if it’s a simple 5 minutes of jumping jacks and toe
touches). I also try to incorporate as many healthy foods when we are learning about
different regions of the world. ‐ Christina