tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448157861032064092.post8944860000539111093..comments2023-04-13T06:28:03.880-07:00Comments on My Thoughts: Providing Nutrition, Health, and Safety ServicesMr. Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09575810539518417354noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448157861032064092.post-58154185114779693332009-11-30T01:53:03.710-08:002009-11-30T01:53:03.710-08:00I agree with the importance of a good nutrition at...I agree with the importance of a good nutrition at school. People tend to adapt to the type of food that they eat. The more sugar you eat the more you are probably going to want to eat. Your taste buds crave certain things more than others. By teaching children how to eat healthy and explaining to them the importance of it then we can help them to develop good eating habits that will hopefully stay with them as they grow. <br />Not only is good nutrition a healthy habit but it is also an excellent way to prevent the spread of sicknesses. Children who eat well tend to heave a healthier immune system, which helps them to fight off germs that may try to get them sick. Also, if less people get sick then there is less people to spread it around.Kawaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13189373463917796017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448157861032064092.post-81950537371041427162009-11-29T18:25:21.144-08:002009-11-29T18:25:21.144-08:00Hi gary, I complete agree with you, it is importan...Hi gary, I complete agree with you, it is important to have and promote nutrition in the classroom. Not only for the children but for the awareness to the parents, so that they know the benefits it has towards the health and growth of their child. I like that your school provides the meals for your students- that seems to be very rare now a days. Those schools that do provide meals seem to sometimes provide not very health foods, so again its good to hear that their are schools out there that care about the children's nutrition.Melaina C-Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294834935436910646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448157861032064092.post-27781372632749428132009-11-29T16:13:41.283-08:002009-11-29T16:13:41.283-08:00Gary,
I agree with you on how good nutrition is v...Gary,<br /><br />I agree with you on how good nutrition is very important for children and therefore we need to be sure that we are promoting good nutrition and also being good role models to them. Following a set menu can be very helpful to us, and helps us to be sure that we are including everything from each food group for our children. This is very important especially when it comes to programs that are being funded by the USDA, because their are specific guidelines that you need to be sure to follow. By the looks of your menu is seems that your program is funded by the USDA as well.<br /><br />-JaychelleJaychellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05879653474624231710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448157861032064092.post-31619235613585145572009-11-29T12:10:18.030-08:002009-11-29T12:10:18.030-08:00Hi Gary,
Your thoughts made me think about how pe...Hi Gary,<br /><br />Your thoughts made me think about how people (my age) seem more open to different foods. When I went to the mainland, I noticed how Asian and Mediterranean cuisine were the craze! People are familiar with Vietnamese food, Japanese food, Korean food- and know the difference between Asian cuisine. I think that families do eat different foods today, and I think that its a good idea to use healthy recipes and flavors from other cultures to encourage healthy eating. <br />At our school, they let me cook whatever I feel like (following USDA guidelines), which I enjoy because I like to cook. I agree with Dona about how some foods may not be healthy even though it meets the component's standards as a vegetable or a fruit. I find that experimenting with other culture's recipes allow food, especially fruits and vegetables, to maintain its health benefits.Yumihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842045353214259319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448157861032064092.post-45613134567579537512009-11-29T01:19:22.518-08:002009-11-29T01:19:22.518-08:00Wow, your school provides a good menu for the chil...Wow, your school provides a good menu for the children. We only serve a morning snack that is approved by the department of health. We try to educate the children to eat healthy, provide them healthy foods and also provide cooking activities that they can reproduce at home with their family. I think as long as we are all trying to support children's healthy eating habits, we are doing our job!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847246190816648281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448157861032064092.post-65046466881502529702009-11-27T21:57:48.622-08:002009-11-27T21:57:48.622-08:00Hi Gary,
So how can an administrator create polici...Hi Gary,<br />So how can an administrator create policies and practices based in healthy eating? Currently, to serve food in a school and make money, most schools chose to use cheap food which may not be healthy. Does the budget impact the presence of healthy eating and habits within a school? What is the administrator's role in disrupting practices based on budgetary decisions?<br /><br />I know you are reading the article on sustainability today -- I wonder how the ideas of sustainability and its connections to early childhood and the world might influence your thoughts on healthy eating and related administrative decisions.<br /><br />JeanneJeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958163630624330771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448157861032064092.post-35374438602956667252009-11-25T20:36:43.940-08:002009-11-25T20:36:43.940-08:00You know I agree that good nutrition is important....You know I agree that good nutrition is important. But when I consider the food that we serve the children for lunch, which is catered from another company, and it is sometimes really saucy, fatty, or fried. It seems that as long as each food group is provided for lunch then it doesn't matter that the food isn't necessary healthy.Lil' Kid Trapped in a Big Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969378227157106558noreply@blogger.com