Abstract: . . .  Having students use nutrition /wellness as the subject for writing projects. • Conducting a voluntary family survey as to physical activity and nutrition practices. • Parent newsletters. (assembled by parents) October, January and March issues included articles on: • Benefits of a Healthy Lifestyle • Benefits of a colorful plate •  . . .
. . .  Kids Grant to enable the district to work on the obesity issue. So a partnership was born! Work on both grants continued and Mascoma became the lucky recipient of both the Team Nutrition and Healthy New Hampshire Kids funds. Team Nutrition was developed and immediately set to work to maximize the benefits of both grants. Team Nutrition consisted of parents, community members, teachers, district administrators, . . .
. . .  lifetime. Page 22 ANTRIM GIRLS’ SHELTER RA #700 Antrim Girls Shelter is a residential child care facility located in Antrim, NH. After receiving the Team Nutrition mini grant a health council was formed. The health council then met on a consistent basis throughout the grant period to discuss grant activities. A cookbook was created and included recipes . . .
. . .  enthusias- tic, and interested in learning about food, nutrition , and the importance of eating healthy foods. The Antrim Girls Shelter cookbook that the residents take home with them will reinforce their nutrition education and skills learned while at the shelter. This program was very effective in raising the girls’ awareness of diet and the importance of making healthy food choices. 18  . . .
. . .  Page 22 ANTRIM GIRLS’ SHELTER RA #700 Antrim Girls Shelter is a residential child care facility located in Antrim, NH. After receiving the Team Nutrition mini grant a health council was formed. The health council then met on a consistent basis throughout the grant period to discuss grant activities. A cookbook was created and included recipes that were nutritious . . .
. . .  continued and Mascoma became the lucky recipient of both the Team Nutrition and Healthy New Hampshire Kids funds. Team Nutrition was developed and immediately set to work to maximize the benefits of both grants. Team Nutrition consisted of parents, community members, teachers, district administrators, food service personnel and school board members. The main goal of the nutrition team was to improve  . . .
. . .  committees and the actions taken to improve wellness within the district. Nutrition Parents wanted their children to have nutritious lunches and snacks, but did not always know how to best accomplish this. There was a great deal of misunderstanding concerning the nutritional value of foods. Parents did not always understand the information provided on packaged foods. Students often made . . .
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