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MARCH

Breakfast Week | Nutrition

Breakfast Week

Mark your calendar for National School Breakfast Week—March 2-6, 2020! The theme is “School Breakfast: Out of this World!

FYI: A new central kitchen and education program center is opening in the 19-20 school year. This will provide many opportunities to benefit our students, staff and families through the school meal program and other learning opportunities!

Communications

• Bulletin Board
  
  • Display a calendar of menu items for Breakfast Week.

• School Announcements
  • “Why is breakfast important? Research confirms that breakfast is the most important meal of the day for student's health, academic achievement, cognitive development, and mental health."
  • “Unfortunately, many students regularly skip breafkast each morning, depriving them of the important benefits associated with the morning meal. However, we offer the School Breakfast Program, and you may be eligible for a free or reduced-price breakfast."
• Flyer/Poster
  • National School Breakfast Week infographic

Activities

• Offer incentives for breakfast participation such as a "lucky" sticker on the bottom of a breakfast that earns students a small prize.
• Promote healthy school breakfast menu options during Breakfast Week.

Resources to Share

• OUSD Food Bank information (Coming soon!)
• School Nutrition Association National School Breakfast Week logos & artwork and toolkit & handouts

Nutrition

OUSD promotes healthy, nutritious, and appealing foods, especially at school. Head over to the OUSD Nutrition Education and OUSD Nutrition Services page to learn more.

Communications

• Bulletin Board
  • Highlight some in-season fruits or vegetable and list some of their nutritional facts. 
  • Eat the Rainbow
• School Announcements
  • (Coming soon!)

Learning for Students

• UC Calfresh UC Davis TWIGS Nutrition Curriculum
• Nourish Interactive online games (in English and Spanish) to teach students about nutrition.

Resources to Share

• Contact your school's FoodCorps member to coordinate garden and nutrition education lessons.
• Contact TSA/FoodCorps Site Supervisor Kat Romo (Kat.Romo@ousd.org) for questions and more information about OUSD Nutrition Education.