School Lunch Let's Grow Healthy Resources

(October 7th, 2011)


National School Lunch Week (October 10-14, 2011) is just about here, but there is still time to download a number of helpful celebration resources. "School Lunch - Let's Grow Healthy" will help students understand where food comes from while highlighting the overall benefit that school lunch helps kids grow strong and healthy.
SNA has lots of tools and other resources available to help make your NSLW celebration thrive!

1. Getting Started
   The member resource website www.schoolnutrition.org/grow has toolkits, regional recipes, activity sheets, logos and ideas to help get your NSLW celebration started.
2. Enter to Win "Let's Grow Healthy" Stickers
   Tell us what you're doing to celebrate "School Lunch - Let's Grow Healthy in our participation sweepstakes and in return, you will be entered to win stickers for your students. Visit www.schoolnutrition.org/grow for more details and to enter.


3. National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day
   As part of NSLW, SNA has teamed up with KIWI Magazine for National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day. On Wednesday October 12th (or a day of your choosing) we hope you will host a "National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day" and spread the word to parents that healthy and tasty options are being served in your cafeteria every day.
   
   Visit KIWI's website http://myhealthyschool.com/ to see resources for both schools and parents.


4. "Let's Grow Healthy?" Merchandise
   The SNA Emporium is the only place for official "School Lunch - Let's Grow Healthy" merchandise and there are a large variety of products to help you get the most out of your NSLW celebration. Take a look today at http://emporium.schoolnutrition.org.