As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, in conjunction with The Lunch Tray’s relaunch I’ve also created what I hope will be a really useful resource for Lunch Tray readers. It’s a 40-page (!) ebook devoted to the number one complaint I hear from you most often: the unwelcome influx of junk food into your child’s classroom.
In The Lunch Tray’s Guide to Getting Junk Food Out of Your Child’s Classroom, I address a wide variety of topics including: how wellness policies and the new federal “Smart Snacks” rules relate to classroom junk food; the tricky problem of birthday treats and how to respond to your opponents on that issue; the use of junk food as a classroom reward; the use of candy as a teaching “manipulative;” kids and sugar consumption; and much more. Here’s a sneak peek slide show of a few of the book’s pages, including the table of contents:
The book includes tips and materials from some of my favorite fellow bloggers, including Sally Kuzemchak of Real Mom Nutrition, Casey Hinds of U.S. Healthy Kids and Stacy Whitman of School Bites, as well as a Resources section with links to helpful websites and organizations. It also links to my new and improved Pinterest boards, which now have separate collections devoted to healthy classroom celebrations, grouped by holiday or occasion.
To receive your totally free copy of the ebook, just enter your email address here. You’ll also be signed up to receive The Lunch Tray’s new newsletter, which will share prior Lunch Tray posts as well as features like kid-approved recipes, cooking tips and tricks, kid-food news items and more. (Rest assured: I’ll never, ever share your email with any third party and you can unsubscribe at any time.)
In this ebook I’ve drawn on my own real-life lessons in advocacy to offer my best advice, and I welcome your feedback and suggestions for future editions. I really hope you like it! 🙂
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Beth Collins says
looking forward to the ebook!
Sally at Real Mom Nutrition says
Bravo! Thanks for putting together such a valuable resource. I hope it leads to lots of positive change in classrooms across the country.
Bettina Elias Siegel says
Thank you, Sally, for letting me link to your wonderful classroom party ideas!
Dolly Seidell says
Thanks so much for putting this together! I’m the health & wellness chair at 2 of my kids schools & I’m trying to get nutrition education into the schools. I’m also trying to create a healthier class party policy at my daughters school. It’s been an uphill battle but I’m now starting a health & wellness committee to help me so I am not the only voice in this important issue. Thanks for the resource, it will definitely help!
Oh my website is a facebook page, I do not have a website yet. Thanks!
Bettina Elias Siegel says
I’m so glad this book may be helpful to you, Dolly, and good luck!
Stacy @School-Bites.com says
So excited! This is going to be a great resource for parents. Hurrah!!
Bettina Elias Siegel says
Thanks so much, Stacy, for letting me link to your incredible Healthy Classrooms Initiative!
Jennifer Potter-Miller says
Looking forward to it!
Lenore Welby says
Thank you for your advocacy!
Bettina Elias Siegel says
Thank you! I hope it’s helpful!