Nutrition Education Competencies at Work

In collaboration with the UC Davis Center for Nutrition in Schools, the California Department of Education finalized the Nutrition Education Competencies for educating school-age children about healthy eating and nutrition. At John Muir Elementary School in Berkeley, 2nd graders stir freshly harvested fall vegetables in a supervised classroom activity. This lesson incorporates several of the new competency skill levels, including ”practice making healthy eating choices with friends and family,” and “practice selecting a food that is grown locally.”