Celebrations

For the purpose of this policy, a celebration is anything extraordinary that does not usually happen on a day-to-day basis. Celebrations may occur as a result of a birthday, holiday, good grades, community service, etc.

Healthy Celebration policies help parents and other caregivers identify healthful snack foods for children. There are many benefits of healthy celebration policies, including helping children gain a greater understanding of healthful eating habits, exposing children to a variety of healthful foods they may otherwise not eat, and improving children’s as well as staff members’ diets by including more nutrient-rich foods.

The following foods and beverages are nutrient-rich foods that contain essential nutrients often lacking in children’s diets. These healthy snacks contain little or no added sugar, fat or salt. Eating these types of snack foods more often can significantly improve a child’s diet. Some examples of healthy foods and beverages are:
• Any fresh fruit or vegetable (with or without low fat dip)
• 100% fruit or vegetable juice
• Canned and Packaged fruit products packaged in natural juices (not syrup)
• Dried Fruit
• Nuts (almonds or cashews)
• Low or non-fat milk
• Low or non-fat yogurt
• Low or non-fat cheeses

Each classroom may have their own type of celebration with their choice of a healthy food party, extra recess, a game chosen by the honored student, etc. Please make sure to contact the classroom teacher if you are planning to bring snacks for the classroom.