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Health & Wellness
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Wellness is good for kids and good for learning. Cherry Creek is committed to a culture of wellness within our schools and the district’s wellness policy outlines the practices encouraged within our district to help create this desired culture.
Cherry Creek Schools Wellness Policy
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Are you a teacher looking for ways to promote wellness in your classroom? Or a parent interesting in how best to contribute to wellness efforts in your child's school? Compiled by the Cherry Creek Wellness Team, the Wellness Toolkit addresses each of the components of our Comprehensive Wellnes Strategy and provides a wealth of resources and best practices for promoting wellness in our schools.
Cherry Creek Schools Wellness Toolkit .
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Over the last 5 years, the Cherry Creek Schools Food and Nutrition Department has adopted the guidelines created by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation to provide a variety of healthy snacks to our students. The guidelines were rolled out in stages beginning with the elementary schools and ending with the high school a la carte/snack options being in full compliance with these guidelines for school year 2011-12.
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The Alliance for a Healthier Generation promotes the use of the ‘35/10/35’ guideline for choosing the snacks sold in schools. This guideline means that the snack product meets the following:
- No more than 35% of calories come from total fat
- No more than 10% of calories come from saturated fat
- Product is no more than 35% sugar by weight
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Please see the documents below to learn more about how these guidelines were implemented over time in our cafeterias.
Document: CCSD Snack Guidelines |
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To help create an environment where a variety of healthy food options are available and that supports the district's wellness goals, all food items sold in schools (including school stores and food service operations supported by DECA) will follow the same guidelines used by Food and Nutrition Services. Please see document below to learn more about how to determine if an item is appropriate for sale in your school store.
Document: Guidelines for Food Sales |
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The Go, Slow, Whoa program is an easy way for children to categorize the foods they eat. By categorizing foods into the Go, Slow, and Whoa students can more easily identify the foods that they should eat most often (‘Go’ foods) and those they should save for treats (‘Whoa’ foods). The program encourages students to choose the healthiest foods, most often and to incorporate a balance of foods in their diet. By creating a common language to discuss the foods that are most beneficial in a diet, students can begin to make eating a balanced diet easy and natural.
The program will begin with a kick-off event and will continue with a combination of signage throughout the school building, serving line labeling of school foods, classroom education, and parent communication. This variety of components is meant to create a comprehensive program that touches students, teachers, administrators and parents.
The program is currently being brought to 11 wellness pilot elementary schools through a partnership between Cherry Creek Schools Food and Nutrition Services, Thrive for Life, Livewell Colorado and Channel 7.
Important Program Messages
Adults and children will eat a variety of Go, Slow, and Whoa foods each day, the key is to increase the consumption of ‘Go’ foods when possible and create meals and snacks that incorporate these foods.
At School
1. Look for Go, Slow and Whoa symbols to help you eat right
2. Put at least 2 Go foods on your tray every day
3. And, don’t forget to play!
At Home
1. Eat Smart. Play Hard ™
2. Go for ‘Go’ foods anytime!
3. Mix ‘Slow’ foods with ‘Go’ foods to make healthiest meals and snacks
Resources for Participating Schools
Graphics and Logos
Email eedwards10@cherrycreekschools.org for logos.
General Program Information
Categorization Criteria for School Foods
Go, Slow, Whoa Shopping List - English
Go, Slow, Whoa Shopping List - Spanish
School Staff Resources
Classroom Ideas
Staff FAQ
Home Resources
Newsletter 1
Newsletter 2
For more information about the program, feel free to contact Erika Edwards at eedwards10@cherrycreekschools.org or by phone at 720-886-7169.
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| The CCSD Food and Nutrition Services Department offers a comprehensive nutrition education program for classrooms. Dietitians from the Student Nutrition Center come to your classroom to teach your students the ins and outs of proper nutrition. |
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Sugar: What Do You Know About It?
Age Group: 3rd -12th
This presentation covers sugars in depth – the difference between natural and added sugar, how sugar is used in the body and the pitfalls of too much sugar. To illustrate the large presence of sugar in our diet, students measure the amount of sugar in popular beverages. |
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Fat: Blubber Burgers
Age Group: 4th-12th
Fat is a large part of our diet – sometimes too large. This presentation gives an overview of how fat is used in our body, why it’s necessary and the different types of fat in foods. Students then see how much fat is actually in some of their favorite meals at popular restaurants.
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Portion Distortion
Age Group: 5th-12th
Obesity is a hot topic. This presentation covers obesity trends for the United States and poses the question of the difference between a portion and a serving. Because portions have changed drastically in recent years, students participate in an interactive quiz to illustrate these changes. Students can see how increased portion sizes have led to weight gain in the United States.
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Get Smart about Eating Out
Age Group: 7th-12th
Eating out doesn’t have to wear on the waistline, but it often does. In this presentation students watch the Portion Size Me DVD to see how the trick to eating out is the choices you make and the serving size you eat. We then calculate calories, fat, saturated fat, sodium, and fiber in typical meals that students might choose and compare them to healthier choices.
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Reading a Food Label
Age Group: 5th-12th
In this presentation participants learn how to read a food label from top to bottom. Beginning with a power point presentation students learn all about the food label. The presentation concludes with an activity where grocery store food aisles are set up to allow the students hands on participation with reading food labels.
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Healthy Breakfast and Snacks for Kids
Age Group: K-4th
The pyramid is explored in depth in this presentation. We do an interactive activity where we put different foods on a blank pyramid based on what food group it goes in and if it’s an everyday food versus a sometimes food. Students then learn how to create a ‘1,2,3 Healthy Breakfast’ and that healthy snacks are as easy as ‘1,2 Treat’. |
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Little D, the Five-Food Group Dragon
Age Group: K-2nd
This is a story about a Royal Food Family that comes across a little dragon that is very ill because he doesn’t eat well, or exercise. In this story the students learn the importance of eating right and getting plenty of exercise.
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Growing Good Health (K-2nd)
Age Group: K-2nd
In this presentation we read a book called “Growing Vegetable Soup”. We discuss the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. We also do an interactive activity where we put beans in paper towel and zip lock bags so the students can watch them sprout.
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Contact Information
To schedule a presentation for your classroom, contact Erika Edwards at the Student Nutrition Center.
Erika Edwards
Wellness Supervisor
Food and Nutrition Services
720-886-7169
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Stay tuned for new presentations coming for the 2011-12 school year!
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Go for Gold
March 5-9, 2012
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and that is why we celebrate National School Breakfast Week. The theme for the 2011-12 school year is Go for Gold to tie with the 2012 London Olympic Games. The celebration aims to show students just how eating breakfast can help them shine in school and in sports. Since it ties to the Olympics, the importance of physical activity is emphasized as well.
Join us in your local school cafeteria during this week to taste brand new menu items that will be featured on next year's menu. In addition, prizes and promotions will occur in each of our cafeterias. This is a perfect chance to learn more about our school meal operations. Please stop in during this week!
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Let’s Grow Healthy
October 10-14, 2011
Each year, we celebrate National School Lunch Week in October. This year’s theme is ‘Let’s Grow Healthy’. It’s a chance to focus on where food comes from, how local agriculture affects what we all eat and how students can learn more about the local foods in their area. Stay tuned for activities happening in your child’s school to celebrate the week. From special menus to chef demonstrations and special promotions, a variety of events may occur in your child’s school.
School lunch is here to help all student’s grow healthy!
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It’s no secret fruits and vegetables are power packed with vitamins and minerals essential to all of us – especially children! They are key to any healthy diet and we are dedicated to doing all we can to foster healthy eating habits in our students that include eating a variety of colorful fruits and veggies. Many children don’t have the opportunity to try different type of fruits and veggies at home so, the Fruit and Vegetable of the Month aims to do just that.
Introducing students and allowing them to taste fruits and veggies that they have never tasted is important to them developing a taste for new foods.
Fruit and Vegetable of the Month
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