CLASSROOM PARTIES GUIDELINES

As you have probably heard in the media, childhood obesity rates have doubled and adolescent obesity has tripled in the past two decades leading to a dramatic rise in Type II diabetes in teenagers. In an effort to educate our children about healthy snack choices and to comply with the District’s Wellness Policy, we ask that you follow these guidelines in selecting foods and drinks for classroom celebrations:

1. Milk should be skim or 1% fat selections.

2. Water, 100% fruit juices and lemonade are good choices.

3. Avoid soda products.

4. One “Healthy snack” per student (5 grams of fat or fewer, <10% of Daily Value of total fat/serving, 30 grams of carbohydrate or fewer and <10% of Daily value of total carbohydrate/serving, no more than 360 mg of Sodium/serving). Examples include any fruit, raw vegetables, low fat dip, pretzels, low fat popcorn, crackers, animal crackers, certain energy bars, etc)

5. One “Sweet Treat” per student. Examples include cookies, cupcakes, etc

6. Avoid hard candy and gum.

Please be aware of any specific allergy concerns in your child’s classroom which includes the following.

If you have any questions about what to bring into the classroom for celebrations, please contact your child’s teacher.