Choose Iowa Student Culinary Competition
The Iowa Department of Education is hosting a Choose Iowa Culinary Competition for students enrolled in a culinary arts class or foods based course. Students learning virtually, hybrid, or in person are eligible to participate. The concept for the competition is to plan a student-friendly recipe that features a local food item, can be replicated in large quantities, and follows the USDA school meal guidelines.
The student(s) that submit one of the top 12 recipes will be invited to be part of a culinary competition to be held late Spring 2021. In addition, the school will receive a $2,000 sub-grant to support collaborative activities with their school nutrition program. The recipes will be tested and standardized to be utilized by school nutrition programs across the state and country.
The deadline to submit entries is March 1st, 2021. For more information contact Carrie at carrie.scheidel@iowa.gov or visit the Iowa Team Nutrition webpage.
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School Meal Promotion Resources
USDA has extended free meals to children for the rest of the 2020-2021 school year for schools participating in the USDA Summer Food Service Program. Regardless of household income, all children can access free and nutritious school breakfast and lunch each day. Participation in school meal programs is important for several reasons:
- School meals help address the increased food insecurity many families are facing.
- School meal programs allow children to have access to nutritious foods
- Students who eat school meals have better overall diet quality than students who do not.
- More participation in school meal programs means more funding for school nutrition programs.
To help spread the word that school meals are for all children, CDC has developed a toolkit that contains sample social media posts, graphics, and newsletter text for you to use in your own communication efforts.
Hannah Stays Healthy - Healthy All Star Resources
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This Healthy Habit All-Star episode features 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! In this episode, Hannah has been spending too much time on her tablet. But the Healthy Habit All-Stars rush to the rescue! They remind Hannah to stay healthy with the 5-2-1-0 healthy habits: 5 or more fruits and vegetables, 2 hours or less of screen-time, 1 hour of physical activity and 0 sugary drinks – drink more water! Additional resources include: lesson plans, coloring pages, and more! |
Physical Education and Health Resources
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Active Schools is a collective of all who care about providing active schools and developing active, healthy and happy kids. Visit the Active Schools website for new research and resources to support physical activity and physical education in classrooms, gyms, and communities. |
$250 Grant to Support Agriculture in Your Classroom
The Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation, in partnership with the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and the Iowa Egg Council, is offering grants up to $250 to support the integration of agriculture into classroom instruction or after school programs with an academic focus.
Teacher Supplement Grants are designed to initiate new projects or expand existing projects that promote agriculture literacy. As many as 200 grants will be awarded to Iowa teachers.
Online Application - Deadline: Jan. 10, 2021
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School Nutrition in the Spotlight
12 Day of Fitness
- On the first day of fitness, my teacher gave to me: 1 fit kid climbing up the tree (arms moving hand over hand as in climbing while running in place)
- On the second day of fitness, my teacher gave to me: 2 legs a-squatting and 1 fit kid climbing up the tree…
- On the third day of fitness, my teacher gave to me: 3 arms a-reaching…
- On the fourth day of fitness, my teacher gave to me: 4 reaching benders (toe touches)
- On the fifth day of fitness, my teacher gave to me: 5 stride jumps…
- On the sixth day of fitness, my teacher gave to me: 6 torso twisters...
- On the seventh day of fitness, my teacher gave to me: 7 arms a-circling…
- On the eighth day of fitness, my teacher gave to me: 8 legs a-lifting…
- On the ninth day of fitness, my teacher gave to me: 9 heads a-turning
- On the tenth day of fitness, my teacher gave to me: 10 arms a-swimming
- On the eleventh day of fitness, my teacher gave to me: 11 feet a-pedaling (sit with rear hand support)
- On the twelfth day of fitness, my teacher gave to me: 12 body lifts (face down lean on elbows lift body to level position, lower and repeat), 11 feet a-pedaling, 10 arms a-swimming, 9 heads a-turning, 8 legs a-lifting, 7 arms a-circling, 6 torso twisters,……….. and one fit kid climbing up the tree.
Resource: Action for Healthy Kids
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