Cornell Cooperative Extension

Jefferson County
School Nutrition Education

School Nutrition Education

Youth Nutrition & Wellness

Nutrition Education programs are important to promote optimal childhood health, growth, and intellectual development to enable all children to reach their full academic potential. Programming can take place in classrooms, at assemblies, in afterschool programs and with other community youth groups. Each workshop will be designed specifically for the age group and grade level requested. Lessons are interactive and often include food demonstrations and tastings. Our goals are to help youth:

  • Increase consumption of fruits and vegetables
  • Decrease consumption of sugar sweetened beverages
  • Increase physical activity

Contact us today to schedule one or multiple lessons!

Contact

Amanda Root
Nutrition, Health & Parenting Issue Leader
Arr27@cornell.edu
(315) 788-8450 ext. 273

Last updated November 6, 2017

Youth Nutrition & Wellness

Smarter Lunchrooms

The Smarter Lunchrooms Movement is dedicated to providing schools with the knowledge, motivation, and resources needed to build a lunchroom environment that makes healthy food choices the easy choice.

The Movement brings evidence from the fields of economics, marketing, and psychology into the school cafeteria. Smarter Lunchrooms strategies are free or low-cost solutions that nudge students to voluntarily select the healthiest food in the lunchroom. Smarter Lunchrooms can see less waste, higher participation, more satisfied students, and increased consumption of important nutrient-rich foods. Contact us today to get your school started!


School Program Brochure

Check out the North Country Region Eat Smart NY school brochure to learn what programs are available for your students!

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