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Nutrition Week at Lee Britain Elementary

April 10-14, 2006

Lee Britain Elementary School and the Food Service Department have partnered to create our first-ever “First Grade Nutrition Week” to be held April 10-14, 2006. 

Each day of this week, a different food group will be discussed and presented.  A nutrition expert from the Food Service Department will conduct two group sessions each day, one in English and one in Spanish, about the food group, the importance of eating proper portions from each group daily, etc.  At the conclusion of the group presentations, the students will then go to their classrooms, for additional nutrition education materials and for taste-testing samples of foods from that day’s food group.

A centerpiece of the First Grade Nutrition Week is a brochure from the Texas Department of Agriculture.  The brochure, titled “A Serving of Fun” describes correct portion sizes.  The brochure does this by comparing portion sizes to object that children are familiar with: tennis balls, computer disks, etc.  One of the classroom exercises that the children will participate in is comparing items such as tennis balls to various size servings of foods, so that the children will learn to identify correct portions.

A number of local and national companies and organizations are generously supporting this nutrition education event, including the United States Department of Agriculture, the Texas Department of Agriculture, DairyMax, Paradise Produce Company, Bimbo Bakeries, Tyson Foods, Inc. and the Lemmons Company.  We greatly appreciate the contributions and support of these various organizations.

Lee Britain Elementary
First Grade Classes

 Nutrition Education Week
 

 When:  April 10, 2006
Where:  Lee Britain Elementary Cafetorium
Time:  9:00 a.m.

 Special Performances by:
The Salad Sisters and the Food Group Band

Nutrition Week – At a Glance