A collaboration with New Jersey Action For Healthy Kids, BEE Healthy! brings fun, learning and excitement into school wellness.

BEE Healthy! strives to improve nutrition and physical activity of youth in grades pre-K through 6 and their families--in the cafeteria, in the classroom, in the community and at home.

This initiative is designed to involve school- and community-wide collaboration in to create a healthier school and healthier kids. BEE Healthy! combines classroom and community food and nutrition education projects with school-wide activities, cafeteria promotions and menu enhancements.

BEE Healthy! Eat Smart and Exercise Goals

1. Help schools introduce a greater variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy foods on the school lunch menu.
2. Offer food and nutrition education projects to students, staff, families and the community.
3. Promote nutrition and physical activity by offering inter-related promotional, marketing and educational initiatives throughout the school.
4. Support school wellness initiatives and help families better understand the potential health and educational benefits that good nutrition and physical activity bring to their children.
5. Increase the use of locally grown produce and introduce a "farm to cafeteria" initiative, which offers economic benefits to Gloucester County farmers.

Call 856-307-6450, ext. 2 or email hughes@njaes.rutgers.edu for information and support on BEE Healthy!