Welcome to the Schools page hosted by the Midwest Dairy Council!

Improving school nutrition is our goal. Here you will find best practices to assist schools in establishing and maintaining a healthy nutrition environment where students learn life-long nutrition behaviors and practice them at school.

Best practices are strategies that are proven effective and/or efficient in bringing about the desired result, which is more students enjoying the benefits of good health by consuming Milk Group Foods.

Best practices for a healthy nutrition environment include:

• nutrition education in the classroom
• healthful choices on the school campus, including a la carte, vending, school stores, fundraising, classroom parties and classroom rewards
• wellness policy for the school district
• physical activity during the school day
• staff role-modeling healthful food and beverage choices
• adequate eating time for school meals
• fundraising projects reflecting healthy eating

This is an invitation to use the best practices at our Web site to design and implement plans for your school's healthy nutrition environment.

The Midwest Dairy Council, the nutrition marketing arm of the Midwest Dairy Association, works with teachers, school food service departments and community leaders to develop sound and effective dairy nutrition education programs. Midwest Dairy Council has joined over 50 national organizations working to reverse negative health trends such as child obesity and overweight by creating healthy school environments.