It is best to drink at least 1-1 2 cups of cool water fifteen minutes before exercise and continue with 2 cup of water every 15-20 minutes during your workout. After physical activity, rehydrate with plain water or a 50-50 mixture of water and your favorite fruit juice. Remember, do not wait until you feel thirsty to replace water. Usually, we satisfy our thirst well before we replenish the body fluids we have lost.

 

 Students in Ms. Mulero's Science class took a closer look at food nutrition labels to identify foods with high and low levels of cholesterol. These findings were then presented in a table. This enrichment activity was a part of a week long lesson on blood flow and the effects of cholesterol in the body.

 Ms. Susan Sullivan's kindergarten class at Dwight Elementary School enjoyed a nutrition play with puppets representing various food groups. The staff of the Hispanic Health Council was the puppeteers for the play.

 Ms. Carolyn Thomas's first grade students celebrated Day 139 (of school) with a special breakfast that represented all the food groups in the Food Guide Pyramid. They made place mats with pictures of their favorite breakfast foods.

Eileen Kania, Speech and Hearing Specialist designed a creative bulletin board with fruits and vegetables. Each fruit and vegetable had a few words of wisdom, for example, on the carrot was written "If you 'carrot' all, take time to listen". Other vegetable words of wisdom were "A child is a special human 'bean'"; "Nothing 'beets' a hug for a child"; and "Don't  'squash' your child's imagination". The fruit's' special messages included "Reading to your child is 'berry' important"; "Its's 'grape' to be a parent"; and 'Cherryish' special moments. Thanks for your creativity using fruits and vegetables.

Thank you for sharing your nutrition activities with the other staff members by submitting articles to Susan Davis, c/o Nutrition News -  Food Services Department.

Many children in the Hartford Public Schools depend on free or reduced price school lunches and breakfasts from September until June. For many of these children, summer vacation does not mean "fun in the sun" but rather increased risk of hunger and developmental decline. As educators, you know that good nutrition is essential for learning in school. Learning, however does not stop when our vacation starts. Neither does the need for good nutrition-- which is crucial for all children. Every summer, Hartford children, eighteen years old or younger are eligible for free breakfast and lunch at many sites throughout the city. Call 951-2212 for a list of sites to share with your students because hunger does not take a vacation!

 

     The Food Service and Nutrition Education Department staff coordinated vegetable tasting parties at fourteen schools this school year. The students and staff at Barbour, Burr, Fisher, M.D. Fox, Hooker, Kinsella, Naylor, Parkville, Rawson, Sanchez, SAND, Twain, Webster, and Wish enjoyed the program funded by Stop and Shop. Two members from the Public Relations Department in Boston and the Hartford Stop and Shop Manager came to observe the tasting party at Wish School and were so impressed  that they would like to continue to fund parties for additional schools next year. Congratulations to the Food Service staff for a job well done. If you would like to have a vegetable tasting party at your school next year, please contact Susan Davis.

 The Food Services and Health Education Departments are joining with the National Dairy Council to promote good nutrition and optimum health with special curriculums Pyramid Cafe - Grade 2, and Pyramid Explorations Grade 4.  If you teach one of these grades and would like a free curriculum, please contact Susan Davis - 297-8490. The curriculums will be available in the fall, but you can order them now.

 

...the beta carotene in carrots is good for the eyes and helps fight cancer and heart disease.

...grated carrots can be added to tomato sauce before heating it to reduce the acidity

...chopped carrots can be added to meatloaf and meatballs to increase the volume and the vitamins
 

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