Kamis, 03 Maret 2011

Elementary Nutrition

I spent the day on Wednesday at Woodin Elementary School on the Woodinville/Bothell border with my best friend and Woodin PE teacher, Jaclyn Rice. A part of the elementary PE curriculum now is nutrition focused, which is wonderful! They do a segment and test called "Mrs. Trimbles Muffins" where they learn about Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Saturated Fat, Trans Fat, Fiber, Vitamin A and C, Iron, etc, etc.

During "Wildcat Wednesday" at Woodin I was able to spend about 25 minutes with each class (6 classes in one day contain the entire school!) 1st grade-6th grade. Here are some clips and photos from the day:






Kids understand science. I had drawings of molecules of saturated and trans fats up on the board and they totally got it. They were able to understand the word macronutrient vs. micronutrient and they walked away with a better understanding of why food is so important for their health.

Nutrition should be taught in school on a science level starting in kindergarten and repeated each year.

Kudos to Northshore School District, Woodin Elementary and most of all their PE teacher, Miss Jaclyn Rice for taking the time to utilize an RD to teach nutrition to her classes!

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