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October 8, 2014 | northfulton.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 9, No. 40
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT »
King’s Ridge teaches healthy habits By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com
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King’s Ridge Christian School students eat healthy, tasty food in their school cafeteria. Asparagus, Teriyaki chicken, ginger carrots and rice is on today’s menu.
MILTON, Ga. – Cafeteria food has a certain reputation. Lots of fried food and grease. Want pizza every day? Go for it. How about fries? Why not? In terms of healthy eating, it typically leaves a lot to be desired. That trend has been reversed in recent years, due in large part to the efforts of people like Jamie Oliver, celebrity chef and health nut. Locally, one school has taken healthy to heart. King’s Ridge Christian School not only encourages its kids to eat healthy through lessons and school work, it also serves some very healthy food, with nothing fried allowed. Rarely will you find pizza or French fries; they are replaced with chicken teriyaki or vegetables. There are only two
vending machines on campus and both serve healthy snacks and drinks. One way the school is getting through to the students is to get them while they are young. Third-, fourth- and fifth-graders attend a class from physical education teacher Connie Sheets called “Mrs. Sheets’ Café.” There, they learn all about which foods are healthy and which are not, as well as trying new types of food from other cultures. And they are eating it up. “A lot of the children, they can be intimidated by food. Their palette is not developed yet,” said Jordan Posey, school chef and food services director with SAGE, a culinary service. “We encourage them to smell and taste everything we put before them.”
See HABITS, Page 36
Conservation subdivision open house Interactive exercise includes hands-on work session Oct. 13 MILTON, Ga. – As part of the city’s greenspace preservation efforts, Milton will hold a public open house and workshop Monday, Oct. 13 at City Hall to discuss the concept of conservation subdivisions. The meeting will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. at City Council Chambers of Milton’s City Hall, 13000 Deerfield Parkway. Led by Randall Arendt, author of numerous books on conserving land in municipalities, the open house and workshop will allow residents to learn about and give input on the direction of conservation subdivisions in Milton. The conservation subdivision, which sets aside an amount of land for conservation, is one of many options among Milton’s growing list of
conservation and lifestyle initiatives, including: a green print plan from Tom Daniels, a professor and conservation planner at the University of Pennsylvania; International City and County Manager Association (ICMA) consultancy on innovative strategies for greenspace protection from the Leadership ICMA program; a moratorium on rezoning applications across multiple residential districts in the city; and smart growth strategies like form-based coding, transfer of development rights and community-based master planning. For more information, contact Robyn MacDonald, planner for the city of Milton, at 678-2422540 or robyn.macdonald@cityofmiltonga.us. —Jonathan Copsey
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