Nutrition in the Schools Network

Our Mission: to educate and advocate for healthy, nutritional food in schools. Nutritional food - whole food close to the way nature made it, minimally processed and without additives - properly nourishes the brain and the body for optimal health, learning, and social behavior. We work with parents, teachers, administrators, health professionals, and students.

What's New and What's To Do

IN THE NEWS - Elaine Johnson wrote a column in the Downers Grove Sun about Learn to Eat, Eat to Learn, our healthy food fair guide.

Have a Healthy Food Fair at your school. The "Learn to Eat, Eat to Learn" planning guide has everything you need! Click here for more information.

Need a speaker on healthy eating, improving foods in schools, links between food, learning, and behavior? The NISN Speakers Bureau can help.

NOW IN EFFECT! Read the latest news about the new ISBE's rules for foods and drinks in Illinois elementary and middle schools.

	On May 3, 2006, soft drink companies announced voluntary school beverage guidelines to pull sugary sodas from schools.
Read the CSPI and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation press release (the group that brokered the deal). Implementation and enforcement depend on LOCAL vigilence; there is still work to do! And, read the article by Michele Simon who views the deal as for the most part a PR coup for the soda industry.

Read about new Federal legislation to help improve the foods and drinks served in our schools, and what you can do!

Next Meeting: April 9, 2008, 7:30pm, in Naperville, IL. Click here to get on our mailing list & receive meeting announcements.

Please Join Our Network: You'll receive a quarterly e-Newsletter and occasional Action Alerts. You can get more involved, but there is no obligation! Click here to get on our network list.

Local Wellness Policies: By August, 2006, all school districts that are part of federally-funded school meal and snack programs must have a WELLNESS POLICY in place. This policy must include nutritional standards for ALL foods served in schools and PARENTS and THE PUBLIC MUST be involved. But, development of the policy is only the first step - there remains much to be done! Click here for more information.