Sentences with phrase «student access to nutritious foods»

Schools who apply can receive up to $ 2000 in funding through the Fuel Up Breakfast Program, which has awarded $ 325,000 to more than 100 schools nationwide since 2009, and has greatly improved student access to nutritious foods such as low - fat and fat - free dairy products, whole grain cereals, and fruit.

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«The lack of access to nutritious food here has big consequences, from higher rates of diet - related illness to students who are less prepared to learn,» the Pillsbury United Communities (PUC) reports.

• Food Allergy Management: It's About More than the Food While student tastes have become more sophisticated and students are seeking healthy, nutritious, and restaurant - quality dining experiences, access to safe foods has become an important part of the college experience for tens of thousands of allergic students.

Qualified child nutrition professionals will provide students with access to a variety of affordable, nutritious, and appealing foods that will meet the health and nutrition needs of students; will accommodate the religious, ethnic and cultural diversity of the student body in meal planning; and will provide clean, safe, allergy aware and pleasant settings with adequate time for students to eat.

Students at Daughter of Zion Junior Academy now have access to more nutritious foods and a healthier lifestyle, and that has had a huge impact on the school and community.

This grant is designed to help improve student access to high - quality, nutritious foods at school, and provides funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast programs with an emphasis on sustainable, alternative breakfast options.

Ensure that school meals provide students with access to a variety of affordable, nutritious, and appealing foods that meet their health and nutritional needs while accommodating the religious, ethnic, and cultural food preferences of the student body.

By prioritizing nutrition as part of a culture of health in educational settings and in funding and policy decisions, policymakers can ensure that students have access to nutritious food.

The Fuel Up Breakfast Grants program is designed to improve student access to high - quality, nutritious foods at school; specifically targeted to the morning meal, the breakfast grants provide funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast program with an emphasis on alternative breakfast options that are sustainable.

Cuomo revealed his «No Student Goes Hungry» program on Wednesday and it has five ways that the Governor wants to help the nearly 1 million kids from kindergarten to college that the state says don't have consistent access to nutritious food.

She had this to say, «Given that the role of the federal school meal program is to provide nutritious meals to students who may otherwise have no access to healthy foods - I wouldn't recommend banning flavored milk unless you have a comprehensive plan in place to compensate for the lost nutrients when kids stop drinking milk altogether.»

Unfortunately, many students in the United States do not have access to nutritious foods, and this could impact their performance in -LSB-...]

With the USDA reporting 42.2 million people in America, including more than 13 million children lived in households at at risk of struggling with hunger, the Walmart Foundation grants are helping provide meals to those who need them the most, helping students access the nutritious food they need for focused minds — both in and out of school.

For states and localities where universal access is unrealistic, an expansion of the community eligibility program, which allows schools and districts in low - income areas to serve free breakfast and lunch to all students without collecting applications, would be an interim step to consider.44 Making free meals universal would ensure that all students experiencing food insecurity have access to healthy, nutritious meals; end the stigma surrounding school lunch; and eliminate administrative barriers to accessing the program.