New Thoughts on School Recess: Play Then Eat
Friday, January 29, 2010 10:00
Improving nutrition at the elementary school level might be as simple as making a schedule change.
Most elementary schools have a pretty standard lunch schedule--fifty minutes or so to eat, then go outside to play.
But, at Sharon Elementary School in Robbinsville, New Jersey, a flip in the schedule has kids eating more vegetables, drinking more milk, and wasting less food.