Extension
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| 2063 - Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2063.1) | 217 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify vegetables |
| 2063.2) | 217 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify fruits |
| 2063.3) | 281 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating vegetables |
| 2063.4) | 281 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating fruit |
| 2063.5) | 281 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report intention to ask their family to buy their favorite fruit or vegetables |
| 2063.6) | 281 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report the intent to ask their family to keep fruits in a place where they can reach them |
| 2063.7) | 281 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report intention to ask their family to keep cut-up vegetables in a place where they can reach them |
Author: Morgan Rousseau
Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
During the spring 2018, semester 82 preschool students at North Livingston Elementary and South Livingston Elementary Schools took part in the Literacy Education and Activity for Primary (LEAP) program. Each month students hear a story focused around nutritious eating or an active lifestyle, create their own healthy snack, and take part in a physical activity and craft that increase fine and gross motor skills, creativity, and independent thinking. 100% of preschoolers tried one or more new food
