Team Nutrition Popular Events Idea Booklet

Are you looking for fun ways to promote nutrition and physical activity at your elementary or middle school? Use this events idea booklet to get started! This free events booklet has:

• Ideas for 20 themed events, large and small
• Spotlights of real-life events at Team Nutrition schools
• Handouts, templates, and other free resources to support events
• Ways to team up for success, connections for school, home, cafeteria, classroom, community, and media

Availability

All are welcome to download these materials and make copies. To download the files, please right-click on the link and select “save link as.”

Download PDFs

• Cover, Introduction, Acknowledgements, Table of Contents (.pdf)
• About This Booklet (.pdf)
• Events Through the Year (.pdf)
• Events At a Glance (.pdf)

Elementary School Events

• Be a Food Champion: Stand Up for Your Favorites (.pdf)
• Color Days: A Celebration of Fruits and Vegetables (.pdf)
• Food Explorer: A Scavenger Hunt to Power Up (.pdf)
• Food Smarts: Reading About Eating and Moving (.pdf)
• Try-Day Fridays: It's Fun To Find New Favorite Foods (.pdf)

Middle School Events

• Food Crusade: A Food Video Challenge (.pdf)
• Healthy Food Heritages: Investigating Nutrition Across Cultures (.pdf)
• You Control the School Menu: Vote for Your Favorite (.pdf)

Elementary & Middle School Events

• Can't Beat How I Eat: A Fruit and Vegetable Challenge (.pdf)
• The Chef in You: A Cooking Competition (.pdf)
• From East to West, Eat What's Best: A Pen Pal Program (.pdf)
• Fun, Food, and Fitness: A Family Party (.pdf)
• Launch Your Day With Breakfast: Fuel Up To Help Your Day Take Off (.pdf)
• Plant It, Grow It, Eat It!; Healthy Habits Take Root (.pdf)
• Power Up With Local Athletes: Try a Sport Day (.pdf)
• Shop Smart: A Mock Grocery Store (.pdf)
• Start Your Day on the Right Foot: Walk to Breakfast (.pdf)
• The Whole World of Whole Grains: Celebrating Cultures and Food (.pdf)

Appendices

• Reproducible Handouts (.pdf) - or, download individually:
  • Try-Day Taste Testing Ballot (.pdf)
  • Farmers Market Salsa Recipe (.pdf)
  • Food Explorer Clue Sheet (.pdf)
  • Healthy Food Heritages Interview Questions (.pdf)
  • You Control the School Menu: Vote for Your Favorite (.pdf)
  • Food Explorer Ingredient Coupons (.pdf)
• Customizable Materials (.pdf)
• Additional Handouts for Any Event (.pdf) - or, download individually:
  • Eat Smart To Play Hard (.pdf)
  • Fuel Up With Fruits and Veggies (.pdf)
  • Fuel Up With Milk at Meals (.pdf)
  • Snack Like a Superhero (.pdf)