Nutrition Education

Click on the month for GUES Nutrition in Action Newsletter	Click on the Theme for Puzzles and Resources
September Eat, Drink, and Live Healthy	Brain Food Breakfast Tips and Crossword Puzzle Breakfast and Hydration
October Where's Your Parachute? Staying Safe	Food Safety at School and for Kids Washing Hands
November Don't be an American Idle: Healthy Exercising	Foods for Energy Combining Carbs + Protein for Maximum Energy
December Keeping Your Tissues Handy: Defending Against Disease	Veggies:  Fun, Fast, and Good for You! Nature's Vitamin Pills
January  Staying Healthy Together	Family Mealtimes Importance of Eating and Talking Together
February   All's Fair in Love and Health	Fruit:  Fun, Fast and Good for You! Nature's Sweet Treat
March Nutritious and Delicious	Green Power:  Vegetables National Nutrition Month
April Tying It All Together	Food Pyramid Fun Enjoying Nutrient-Rich Foods from All Food Groups
May Spring Into Healthy School Enviroments	Mississippi Farmer's Markets Spring Taste Treats from Your Local Farmer

Grenada Upper Elementary students participate in 45 minutes of Health/Nutrition instruction per week.  Mrs. Margarett McCool, nutrition educator from the Mississippi State University Cooperative Extension Service, works with teachers to create lessons and teach students about nutrition and fitness.  Students participate in hands-on learning activities, watch informational videos and complete fun worksheets.  The puppets you see in the picture are a part of the "Organ Wise Guys" program.  The puppets have characters inside them to represent organs, such as the heart, lungs, stomach, kidneys, etc.