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School Food Gardens—Benefits to Students
There is growing interest around the world for using gardens as a hands-on learning opportunity that can be integrated into a wide-range of subject areas. Studies of food-producing gardens in schools cite many benefits.
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Gardening Boosts Numeracy, Literacy and Makes Children Happy, Healthy
The Royal Horticulture Society in the UK commissioned a study of 1300 teachers and 10 schools. They found the children in schools that encouraged gardening became more resilient, confident and lived healthier lives. The RHS says school gardening should be used as a key teaching tool, rather than as an extra-curricular activity.
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Gardening & Cooking at School Increases Vegetable and Fruit Consumption
A 3-year study done by the University of California at Berkeley concluded, "Younger students in (schools with integrated cooking and gardening education programs) increased fruit and vegetable consumption by nearly one and a half servings per day."
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Evaluation of the Implementation of the School Fruit and Vegetable Initiative (2006/2007)
This evaluation report looks at the benefits, successes and challenges of implementing a School Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program in ten elementary schools across BC with BC grown fresh fruits and vegetables twice a week.
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Action Schools! BC Phase I (Pilot) Evaluation Report and Recommendations (2004)
This evaluation report shows that Action Schools! BC has a positive influence on the physical activity level and health of participating students.
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Parental Influences on Young Girls’ Fruit and Vegetable, Micronutrient, and Fat Intake
This research shows that parents' own fruit and vegetable consumption may encourage their daughters to eat fruit and vegetables.
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Maternal Milk Consumption Predicts the Tradeoff between Milk and Soft Drinks in Young Girls’ Diets
This research article shows that mothers who drink more milk and reduce their pop consumption influence their daughters to do the same.
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Effectiveness of School Programs in Preventing Childhood Obesity: A multilevel comparison
This research shows that school programs can be effective in preventing childhood obesity and lower long-term health care spending.
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Annapolis Valley Health Promoting School Project- Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice
This successful Nova Scotia provincial program makes it easier for students to make healthy choices in physical activity and healthy eating more often.
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School Food Sales and Policies Provincial Report (2005)
This report examines the status of food sales in BC schools; the extent to which 'more healthy’ or ‘less healthy’ choices are offered; and the degree to which nutrition policies have been, or are being, implemented.
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