• Farm-to-School Task Force
• Interagency Obesity Council
• Healthy Foods Advisory Committee
• Early Childhood Health and Nutrition Interagency Council

School District Finds a New Way to Get Students Excited About School Meals 

Dallas School Gets an ‘A’ for Promoting 3E’s

Going to Bat for Child Nutrition

TDA and Food and Nutrition have teamed up with Dairy Max to join the Fuel Up to Play 60 Movement. Fuel Up to Play 60 is an in-school program that encourages the availability and consumption of nutrient-rich foods, along with at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity. The program was founded by National Dairy Council© (NDC) and the NFL and is based on a mutual commitment to the health of the next generation.  Look for Commissioner Todd Staples at the October 11^th, 2011 FUTP60 event during National School Lunch Week in Alief ISD.

TDA is a proud member of the Texas TAHK team. Action for Healthy Kids is the nation’s leading nonprofit and largest volunteer network fighting childhood obesity and undernourishment by partnering with schools to improve nutrition and physical activity to help our kids learn to eat right, be active every day, and be ready to learn. To learn what’s going on in Texas click here.

Bridging culinary arts and school meals is an effort on not only the national level, but here in Texas as well. Recently, Texas Department of Agriculture led the way with the Culinary Institute of America, San Antonio in a partnership to encourage high-school student participation in school meals and the culinary arts. Click here to read more.

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