APPLETON CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL Is Awarded THE GOLDEN WHISK AWARD!
As American schools are plagued with junk food sales and soda machines, the obesity rate among students is skyrocketing. The barrage of health warnings from legitimate medical sources are proving fruitless at altering school policy. It seems the fast food industry has replaced the family dinner and the cafeteria lunch. However, a school in Appleton, Wisconsin is taking charge of their local students lunchtime diet. In partnership with Natural Ovens Bakery, their lunches are non-chemically processed foods, low in fat, salt, and sugar. Fresh fruits and vegetables are served on a daily basis as well as fresh water through out the day.

But this dedication to a healthier lifestyle doesn’t stop in the lunchroom. Once they have created this environment, healthy eating is reinforced via the school curriculum. Teachers guide students to develop practical decision-making skills in choosing
foods and physical activities in order to develop greater self-sufficiency and behavioral skills.

To share their philosophy of healthy lunches with other schools Natural Ovens has created a “Roadmap to Healthy Foods in Schools” that helps guide your school to make healthy changes. They also provide a sample PDF preview of the materials included in this packet. This full roadmap package includes a 14 minute DVD explaining ACAHigh School’s lunch program and can be purchased online for $25.

More information is available at www.naturalovens.com.

I wholeheartedly applaud the efforts of bringing a better way of students whose benefits will be reflected long after they exit this hall of learning.