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Eating Healthy

Recipes 

Click on the photo below to check out our first taste testing event with healthy homemade smoothies!

Facts & Figures
 
The average teen consumes 28 teaspoons of added sugar a day.  That's almost 500 calories worth!    American Heart Association
 
2/3 of adolescent girls in the U.S. fail to meet the recommended daily calcium requirement.        U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
 
The average teenager derives approximately 25% of their daily calories from "snack foods".          American Academy of Pediatrics
 
 
 
How Our Garden Grows!
The nutrition portion of the SHAPE grant will begin with the creation of indoor and outdoor fruit and vegetable gardens. What is harvested will be prepared and offered to students and staff as an additional healthy option during the lunch period.
Mr. Eidizadeh and student volunteers have already planted vegetables in the school greenhouse.
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