Northeast School

NORTHEAST SCHOOL

NORTHEAST SCHOOL

Did you know

that food can affect your behavior, learning and mood?

The healthiest food options are those that provide whole, fresh ingredients and are high in fiber, PROTEIN, vitamins and MINERALS and low in sugar, fat and sodium.

Here at Northeast, we are committed to supporting healthy eating and nutritional guidance.

The first step to providing healthy food options for SNACKS, Classroom celebrations and events at school, is to know what you are eating or serving by reading ingredients.

Remember ingredients are listed in order of content; as a general rule, the least amount of processing and the fewer the ingredients, the better.

“You are what you eat�

Victor Lindlhar

Healthy Food options

FRUITS

VEGETABLES

Apples Apricots Bananas Berries Cherries Clementines Dried Fruit (no sugar added) Grapes Kiwis Mangos Melon Nectarines Oranges Peaches Pears Pineapples Plums Fruit Cups (no sugar added) Fruit Sauce (no sugar added)

Avocados Broccoli Carrots Cauliflower Celery Cucumbers Peppers Radishes Snap Peas String Beans Tomatoes Zucchini

Good bulk packaged snacks

COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES Air Popped Popcorn Corn/Whole Wheat Tortillas Low Fat Corn Chips (baked) Low Fat Vegetable Chips (baked) Rice Cakes Sesame Sticks Whole Grain Bread Whole Grain Breadsticks Whole Grain Cereal (low sugar) Whole Grain Crackers Whole Grain Pita Whole Grain Pretzles Whole Wheat Animal Crackers Whole Wheat Graham Crackers

DAIRY Non-Fat or Low Fat Cheese Non-Fat or Low Fat Yogurt

// PROTEIN // Bean Dip Hard Boiled Eggs Hummus Lean Deli Meat (no added preservatives / nitrates) Mixed Nuts and Seeds* Nut Butter* Smoked Salmon Steamed Edamame Beans

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BEVERAGE

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Water Sparkling Water Herbal Tea (Unsweetened) Low Fat or Non-Fat Milk (Unsweetened) Coconut Milk Rice Milk Soy Milk * Please avoid nuts or foods with nuts in grades K-1

FOODS TO eat IN MODERATION (Only Sometimes)

Brownies • Cakes • Cookies Croissants Cupcakes Donuts Ice Cream • Juice • Sweetened Milk

Ingredients

To Avoid

(Whenever possible)

Artificial Colors (Blue 1, Red 40, Yellow 5, etc) Artificial Flavors Caffeine High Fructose Corn Syrup Nitrates Preservatives Refined or Artifical Sweetners Trans Fats (Partially Hydrogenated or Hydrogenated Oils) • Any food with sugar as the first ingredient • Fruit drinks with added sugar

Soda and candy are to be avoided at Northeast

Garden of Eatin’ Health Valley Organic Kashi Late July Nature’s Path Newman’s Own Pirate Brands Organic Valley Stonyfield Trader Joes Whole Foods 365

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A&P Greenway Amy’s Kitchen Annie’s Applegate Farms Arrowhead Mills Back to Nature Barbara’s Bread Alone Cascadian Farms Eden Foods Enviro Kidz

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healthandwellness@northeastpta.org

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Brands That Offer Healthy Packaged Snack Options