Hear how the Adopt-A-School program is making learning delicious and fun Lisa Varacalli, the Acting Principal at St. Louis Elementary School! This program was created to support health initiatives led by schools across North America by providing fresh and nutritious snacks of greenhouse grown tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers on a regular basis. Here at Pure Flavor®, we believe in helping tomorrow’s leaders get a head-start on healthy active lifestyles!
Having this program in our school has made a world of difference! Many of our students count on the donations and programs within St. Louis School to receive healthy meals and snacks. Without the generous acts in our community, our students wouldn’t have this to look forward to. We are very grateful and fortunate for all the help Pure Flavor has given us throughout the years.
Learning While Snacking –
In our school, Mini Munchies® Snack Sized Veggies arrive on Mondays, just in time for our students. In the morning, they come in asking if they’ve been delivered, and at the end of the day, they pass by the office asking for extras. They look forward to getting their own pack each and every week! When students lack their own snacks, it is a feel-good experience to be able to supply them with a bit of brightness. It is a win-win in our school community.
Not only is it a nutritional blessing for St. Louis School, but Pure Flavor® even provides many resources to help give the knowledge to students as well. We are very fortunate to have this strong connection to Pure Flavor®. This is a partnership that started as a small donation and worked to a much larger connection within our school and community.
By partnering with the Adopt-A-School Program and having access to weekly fresh vegetables, curriculum ideas and activity sheets focused on healthy active living, we are able to teach kids about creating healthy habits at a young age. With this accessibility, they are exposed to veggies by tasting them, learning about them, doing activities with them, and most importantly, enjoying them. For many of our students, this is a chance to try something new that is outside their comfort zone. The kids had a chance to design their own chef hat, color a Mini Munchies® activity sheet, and share some fruits and veggies to enjoy, making this a highlight of their day! This is just one example of an in-class activity that we were able to do with Pure Flavor®’s tasty snacks!
Creating Impact while Nourishing Smiles & Bodies –
Seeing the smiles on the students’ faces gives us faculty so much joy to be a part of that, with the help of Pure Flavor®, of course! It’s truly heartwarming to witness the positive impact that Pure Flavor® has had on our school community. Having this program in our school has made a world of difference, especially for many of our students who rely on the donations and programs within St. Louis School to receive healthy meals and snacks. We are incredibly grateful and fortunate for all the help Pure Flavor® has given us throughout the years.
~ Lisa
