🧠 School Nutrition: Building Healthy Habits for Life
A comprehensive nutrition curriculum has been developed specifically for middle school students (ages 12-13) to help them understand how food choices impact both physical and mental health.
The program covers seven key topics:
- 🧠 Brain function and cognitive performance
- 🦠 Microbiome and gut health
- 🥒 Fermented foods and their benefits
- 🛒 Grocery shopping and label reading
- 🌾 Fiber's importance
- ✨ Skin health through nutrition
- ⚽ Sports nutrition and recovery
Successfully tested at Avenue School in New York, this 86-page curriculum is being prepared for broader distribution to schools nationwide. The program aims to help teenagers navigate their critical developmental years through better food choices, with plans to donate materials to schools and gather feedback from real-world implementation.
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