SCHOOL NUTRITION – WELLNESS PROGRAM

 This policy supports the mission of the School District of Ironton:  Providing the environment that cultivates maximum student potential.  Nutrition influences a child’s development, health, well-being and potential for learning.  To afford the students opportunity to fully participate in the educational process, students must attend school with minds and bodies ready to take advantage of their learning environment.  This district-wide nutrition policy encourages all members of the school community to create an environment that supports lifelong healthy eating habits.  Decisions made in all school programming need to reflect and encourage positive nutrition messages and healthy food choices. 

The policy of the School District of Ironton is to: 

1. Provide a positive environment and appropriate knowledge regarding food.

• Ensure that all students have access to healthy food choices during school and at school functions.

•  Provide a pleasant eating environment for students and staff.

• Allow a minimum of 20 minutes for students to eat lunch and socialize in the designated cafeteria area.

• Enable all students to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to make healthy food choices for a lifetime. 

2. When using food as a part of class or student incentive programs, staff and students are encouraged to utilize healthy, nutritional food choices.
    

3. Reduce student access to foods of minimal nutritional value.

Encourage the practice of good nutrition by reducing the distribution of foods of minimal nutrition value through a plan that focuses on: 

• Offer fresh fruit daily to all middle, junior high and high school students.

•  Offer fresh vegetables at least 1 time a week to all students.

• Offer fresh fruit at least 1 time a week for breakfast to all students.

• Elementary and middle school student will have no fried foods.

 
Adopted 07-20-2006