Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program

All five (5) of the Bessemer City Elementary Schools have been awarded the USDA Fresh Fruits & Vegetable Program Grant.

Goals:

Create healthier school environments by providing healthier food choices

  • Expand the variety of fruits and vegetables children experience
  • Increase children's fruit and vegetable consumption
  • Make a difference in children's diet to impact their present and future health.

The program is seen as an important catalyst for change in efforts combat childhood obesity by helping children learn more healthful eating habits.

The FFVP introduces school children to a variety of produce that they otherwise might not have had the opportunity to sample.

  
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