By

Ann King,   Westchester Academy For International Studies

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Highlight Healthy Foods — Go Nutritious

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Access to Healthy Foods

Emphasizing the importance of dairy in your diet, students get creative for a breakfast and snack treats using yogurt. Students made delicious yogurt bark snacks and shared with other students. Students sampled all 3 of the yogurt bark and voted on their favorite. Lemon yogurt with fresh blueberries and granola, strawberry/banana yogurt with fresh strawberries and bananas and granola, blueberry yogurt with fresh blueberries and chocolate granola. This is such a delicious food and students loved creating different flavors!.

How did you accomplish your goals?

Student Ambassadors are promoting the benefits and importance of dairy in their diets. The idea of making a healthy treat that makes a breakfast nutritious and a great option for an afternoon snack was their focus. Students sampled the frozen yogurt bark made with yogurt, fresh fruit and healthy granola and voted on their favorite. They all loved the snack and wanted to make this at home for a grab and go breakfast or a great treat after a workout.