Community Nutrition Instructor, Nisha Ritchie, has been visiting kindergarten and second grade classrooms in the elementary school. The MSU Extension program she is delivering consists of 6 lessons which teaches students about MyPlate, vitamins and minerals found in each food group and how to incorporate physical activity into their daily lives. After each lesson, students even get a healthy snack!
She has already completed the program with the third graders in the fall. The elementary program is called Show Me Nutrition and has a slightly different focus for each grade. There is also a middle school/high school program called Teen Cuisine which helps teens learn about healthy snacks and limiting added sugar in their diets. We are grateful to Mrs. Ritchie and the MSU Extension office for providing this free program to our students!