Tennessee Elementary Students Build Healthy Habits
“A student in the Power U class at an elementary school in McNairy County in west Tennessee was excited to tell the SNAP-Ed educator that he had been following the MyPlate nutrition guide that had been shared in an earlier lesson. He was also proud to tell her that he had been to a birthday party and practiced moderation with sweets, a topic also discussed in class. As the educator was walking down the hallway after class, a student from the previous year’s SNAP-Ed program approached her to report that he had continued eating more nutritionally since completing her class the year before. “I’m eating a lot of fruits and vegetables now,” he said.”