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Suggested Actions
Community Actions:
Form a School District Education and Team
Organize a Community Awareness Campaign
Work with Local Farmers to Provide Farm-to-School Options
Student Actions: School Information and Advocacy Campaign
Schedule a Showing of the Movie “Supersize Me”
Circulate a petition.
Survey Students
Organize Taste Testing
Make and Display Posters
Form A Club
Meet with School Officials to Advocate for Change
Parent Actions:
Visit Your Children's Cafeteria / Talk to Your Kids
Make a Presentation to the PTA / PTO and Form A Nutrition Committee
Join Local Nutrition Efforts
Meet with School or County Officials to Advocate for Change
Sit Down With Food Service Personnel
Organize Taste Testing
Hire A Consultant
Educator Actions:
Visit a Classroom – Make a Presentation
Organize An In-School Healthy Meals Curricula Development and Action Team
Meet with Your School Principle or Favorable Educators to Discuss A Schoolwide Strategy
Request Your Local School Board to Pass A District Healthy School Lunch Resolution
Food Service Actions:
Know What Options Are Available
Organize Taste Testing to Find Healthy Foods Kids Enjoy!
Work with Teachers to Educate Students Through A Hands-On Learning Approach
Form "Heatlhy Actions" Teams / Alliances with other Food Service
Introduce New Foods On the Lunch Line
Effecting Change
Actions | Students | Parents
Educators | Food Service | Resolution