Nutrition

Growing Gardens

Many APS schools are participating in creating school gardens.

Learn more about the Growing Gardens project >>

For Staff

Here are some supporting documents for staff to evaluate school nutrition:

• Monitoring School Food and Beverage Venues
• Getting School-Based Groups on Board

Nutrition at APS is an integration of programs that provide access to:

• A variety of nutritious, affordable and appealing meals and snacks for students
• Nutrition education
• An environment that promotes healthy eating behaviors

Food and Beverage Information

Nutrition information regarding the implementation of the New Mexico Nutrition Standards for Competitive Foods (NM Nutrition Bureau), which helps ensure that students, when sold food or beverages produced at school or school sponsored events and fund raisers, have healthy choices among the products sold:

• APS Food and Beverage Recommendations: A list with specific examples of foods and beverages meeting the guidelines outlined in the NM Nutrition Standards for Competitive Foods.
• Nutrition Rule Grid: Rules for selling food and beverages through vending machines, a la carte during lunch periods, and during fund raisers.

NM Healthy Kids Fact Sheets

The New Mexico Action for Healthy Kids has created some nutrition fact sheets to help keep your children healthy:

• Alternatives to Food Rewards: Tips on using alternatives to food as a reward
• Food Fundraising and Concessions: Ideas on providing healthy options for before and after school fundraisers and concessions
• Classroom Snacks: Information on providing healthy classroom snacks
• Healthy Eating Tips for Parents: Tips to help your children eat healthier
• Healthy School Parties: Ideas for healthy school parties
• Nutrition Education: Tips for providing nutrition education in schools
• School Fundraising: Tips on healthy or non-food fundraising