MyPlate Champions

Studies have shown that when kids have the opportunity to take part in hands-on gardening and nutrition education is coupled with it, then those kids are likely to have better attitudes about eating healthy foods. For students in the Garden Club at Veterans Elementary...

Team Nutrition Focuses on Fruits and Vegetables

The school garden at Lacoochee Elementary School allows students to do hands-on gardening after school. Last Wednesday their weekly Garden Club meeting was supplemented with a lesson on healthy eating. Team Nutrition met with the group of second and third grade...