Promoting Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Schools
Promoting Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Schools
Providing nutrition education helps create a healthier school environment and is critical to the success of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP). The resources on this page are intended to help schools provide nutrition education to students and to promote the FFVP throughout the school and community.
- Nutrition Education
- Wisconsin’s Team Nutrition Webpage
- Team Nutrition Order Form (USDA)
- National Agriculture Literacy Curriculum Matrix
- Farm to School (F2S)
- Wisconsin Farm to School
- National Farm to School Network
- Farm to School – Highlighting Local Fruits and Vegetables (Vermont FEED) – This extensive guide includes activities to incorporate fruit and vegetable snacks into standards-based curriculum.
- Information about Fruits and Vegetables
- Fruits and Veggies Database (Produce for Better Health Foundation)
- Seasonal Food Guide (FoodPrint)
Fruit and Vegetable Fact Sheets
- Promotion of the FFVP
- Sample Social Media Messages for the FFVP
- Teacher Letter Template
- School Nutrition Outreach Toolkit (Wisconsin Team Nutrition) - Resources and tools for school nutrition professionals to effectively promote their school nutrition programs and showcase why Wisconsin school meals rock.
- Videos about Fruits and Vegetables
- Why Do Strawberries Have Seeds on the Outside?
- Where the Mangoes Grow!
- What’s the Difference Between Fruits and Vegetables?
- Why Eating Fruit and Vegetables is Good for You
- Videos from REAP Food Group – These short, 1-minute videos are hosted by Wisconsin farmers! They also have Spanish subtitles.
- Songs about Fruits and Vegetables
- The Valley of Vegetables – Laurie Berkner Band
- What Color Is It? (Fruit) – Maple Leaf Learning
- What Color Is It? (Vegetable) – Maple Leaf Learning
- Yummy Vegetables – Maple Leaf Learning
- Vegetable Song – The Singing Walrus
- Counting Song (Spanish) – Patty Shukla Kids TV
- Fruit and Veggies/Eat Your Rainbow – Kids Learning Tube