By

Lisa Haley,   Southampton Is

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Highlight Healthy Foods — Go Nutritious

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Access to Healthy Foods

We hosted a smoothie day at our school as part of our Snack Smarter Play. Our Snack Smarter investigative team chose between two smoothies and picked their favorite to be served to the entire school. They then assisted in helping other students try the smoothie for free and we offered the smoothie for sale in our cafeteria as well. We gave out recipe cards with the taste testing so students could make it at home with their families. We also had a large banner from our Fuel Up to Play 60 grant that pulled students to our table to try the smoothie. Our principal and other teachers came to our event to support it as well. Kathleen McCrosson (our Representative from the American Dairy Association) also came to support us. The students enjoyed the event and the smoothies were a hit!

How do you plan to make this Play last during the school year and beyond?

We are trying to offer a smoothie day every other month in our schools.