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| 2063 - Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2063.1) | 0 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify vegetables |
| 2063.2) | 0 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify fruits |
| 2063.3) | 129 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating vegetables |
| 2063.4) | 129 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating fruit |
| 2063.5) | 120 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report intention to ask their family to buy their favorite fruit or vegetables |
| 2063.6) | 120 |
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) | 120 |
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: Mary Beth Riley
Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
LEAP Program, presented to every Kindergarten and First Grade Class in Muhlenberg County (492 students) Students in elementary school are faced with choices everyday whether that is the shoes they are going to wear, or the color to color with, or deciding on the playground equipment to play on. The most important decision students make during the day are their food choices. This is a decision that is over looked and many students do not know how to m
