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Garden Enhanced Learning
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Garden-enhanced nutrition education can also engage students in teamwork and collaborative learning.
Children at Table
School-wide health fairs can bring community partners together to expand learning opportunities and reinforce nutrition concepts taught in the classroom.
Children Gardening
There are many different forms of instructional gardens. This school grew vegetables in wheelbarrows.
Child Eating
Children are proud to create their own healthy after-school snacks.
Children Gardening
Gardening provides hands-on opportunities to learn about food and agriculture.
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This child shows off a "grow your own guacamole kit" won at a community-supported, school-wide health fair.
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Cal-Pro-NET

The California Professional Nutrition Education and Training (Cal-Pro-NET) network is a collaborative effort between the California Department of Education and institutions of higher learning that represent the three public college systems in the state.

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Shaping Healthy Choices

The Shaping Healthy Choices Program is a multi-component, school-based intervention that was developed to improve children’s health. This program integrates activities within four components, all working together to sustain positive health outcome.

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Trainings

CNS recognizes the importance of providing teachers, child nutrition professionals, and other school employees with the opportunity to attend training sessions on a variety of nutrition-related topics.

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CNS News

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New Nutrition & Health Info Sheet on Protein Requirements Available!

July 02, 2020
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Beat the Summer Heat with a Healthy Glass of Iced Tea

June 24, 2020
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Hack Your Summer with Healthy Snacks

June 10, 2020
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Ways to Keep Children Active this Summer

June 03, 2020
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Beat the Heat with No-Stove Recipes

May 27, 2020
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CNS Mission

Schools have an opportunity to play a key role in reversing the alarming trends of childhood obesity, inactivity, food insecurity, and poor food choices through comprehensive nutrition education programs. Teachers and school administrators have cited several obstacles: lack of nutrition resources, lack of curriculum that is linked to California content standards, and the need for training and professional development. In response, the UC Davis Department of Nutrition established the Center for Nutrition in Schools (CNS).

The mission of the Center for Nutrition in Schools is to support the school community by providing research-based nutrition education programs and resources that improve student health and assist students in achieving their full potential academically, socially, and physically.

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