Healthy Ideas

My kindergarten school is located in Lakewood and has a great program to introduce a healthy lifestyle for the children.  Every Friday the whole school gets a vegetable or fruit of the week and is distrubuted to every classroom.  The teachers will hand out the fruit or vegetable to each student so they can have the chance to try a healthy snack.  I love that the state funds this program because it gives the chance for young children to be introduced to a healthy alternative snack.  My teacher is very good with getting the students to at least try the fruit or vegetable.  When there is fruits or vegetables left over, the teacher picks a student to bring home the bag of left overs.  It is refreshing to see that the school does not waste the food and it gives the students who really love what they are eating an opportunity to bring it home and share with his or her family.