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Georgia schools focus on importance
of eating breakfast in observance of NSBW
ATLANTA
State Superintendent of
Schools Linda C. Schrenko
has announced that during
the week of March 4-8, 2002,
schools throughout Georgia
will celebrate National School
Breakfast Week (NSBW) by
emphasizing the importance
of eating a healthy breakfast.
“Itisimportant for our local
school systemstotake advan
tage of National School Break
fast week,” Superintendent
Schrenko said. “It is a proven
fact that students have a bet
ter day at school if they have
started their day with a well
balanced nutritional break
fast. Research has clearly
demonstrated that well nour
ished children are more able
to learn and develop impor
tant skills than hungry chil
dren. This program shows
parents and students the real
need for a good breakfast.”
NSBW has been sponsored
by the American School Food
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Service Association (ASFSA)
since 1989 to helpraise aware
ness of and to increase par
ticipationin the School Break
fast Program (SBP). This
year’s theme, “School Break
fast: Join the Club,” encour
ages schools and students to
look for exciting ways to enjoy
breakfast.
In the United States, over a
billion breakfasts are served
every year through the SBP.
In Georgia, over 350,000
breakfasts are being served
every day in 1,927 public
schools. Recent research con
ducted at Harvard University
has confirmed that children
who eat breakfast perform
better academically, are rep
rimanded less often for bad
behavior, and generally are
healthier.
A recent report from Tufts
University declares, “under
nutrition during any period
of childhood can have detri
mental effects on the cogni
. amepicap
tive development of children
and their later productivity
as adults. Energy is first re
served for maintenance of
critical organ function, sec
ond for growth, and last for
social activity and cognitive
development.”
In 215 Georgia schools,
breakfast is offered at no cost
to all students. The price of a
student breakfast ranges from
35 cents to $1.50 around the
state. A child may qualify for
free breakfast based upon the
family’s economic need.
The federal SBP was
launched as part of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1996. Under
standards set by the United
States Department of Agri
culture, school breakfast must
offer four servings from the
five basic food groups and pro
vide one-fourth to one-third
ofa child’s recommended daily
allowance. “Breakfast at
schoolis a tremendous conve
nience for working parents
who are rushed in the morn
ings. Busy parents need to
know that their children can
receive a healthy, good-tast
ing breakfast at school each
morning,” said Annette
Bomar Hopgood, director of
the School and Community
Nutrition Program (SCNP)
for the Georgia Department
of Education.
To find out more information
about NSBW, contact your local
school nutrition director or visit
the ASFSA web site
www.asfsa.org. For more infor
mation about the Georgia de
partment of Educationnutrition
program, please contact ourweb
site at www.doe.kl2.ga.us.
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