Eating Good and Moving Like We Should: A Consideration for Registered Dietitians in Schools

Abstract

Background: While teachers and school nurses may not be able to provide nutrition education to students because of their other duties, registered dietitians have the necessary training in counseling, nutrition education, nutrition therapy, and food service management to be effective at childhood obesity prevention.

Teachers’ Perceptions of Nutrition-Integrated Curriculum and its Impact on Development and Sustainability

“…A majority of teachers perceived aligning the academic standards with nutrition information as a challenge. Other research has reported that with the increased focus on standardized testing, there has been a reduction in the time that teachers can spend on subjects that are not tested [31][32][33]. The Fuel to Learn curriculum eliminates this barrier, as the curriculum has integrated nutrition into the subjects that are included in standardized testing.…”

Physical activity in the Families in Transformation (FIT) weight management program for children

“…A 10-question nutrition quiz to assess nutrition knowledge was given on the first night and on last night of the program. Quizzes were adapted from validated pre- and post nutrition knowledge quizzes developed by Knight et al 17 The children completed the quizzes independently.…”