Education plays a dominant role in the lives of students throughout the United States. Since most students spend approximately eight to twelve hours in school, it is important to ensure that they receive a healthy, nutritious breakfast, lunch, and snack. Unfortunately, in today's society, school administrators focus heavily on standardized test scores and school rankings, thus adding more pressure on students and teachers. That being said, schools have started to focus on providing healthy foods because they help increase a person's cognitive and critical thinking ability. Nutrition has been seen to play an important role in student performance in exams and physical activity due to the correlation between meals provided by the school and the low level of students After a long afternoon, students who stay after school they rely on the school-provided snack to get them through dinner. It is very important that this snack is nutritious so that they receive the energy they need to face the evening. The CATCH Kids Club is an after-school program focused solely on improving nutrition and physical activity in the lives of elementary school students (3). This particular program focused on training after-school care staff and teaching them the tools needed to teach children about nutrition after hours. The goal was to organize lessons and plans that provided an outline of what snacking was and the physical activities that would be done during that time (3). Recently, there was a change to federal law that says schools must provide a beverage, whether it's milk or juice, and a larger portion of fruit or vegetables for after-school programs as well as before and during school. school timetable. Milk and juices provide a greater supply of nutrients and vitamins (4). Milk, in particular, provides a significant amount of calcium and helps build strong bones and teeth. Likewise, larger portions of fruits and vegetables provide children with vitamins, minerals and fiber that will keep them energized throughout the day
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