FOODPLAY comes to FES!

FOODPLAY is a national award-winning theater show promoting healthy eating and exercise habits.  Its cast of colorful characters, fantastic feats of juggling, motivating messages, music, magic, and fun came to FES on  Friday, December 13th, thanks to a generous grant from the Falmouth Education Foundation.

During the fun-filled performance, children follow the antics of Johnny Junkfood, whose dream is to become a national juggling star, but keeps dropping the balls. The problem – his poor eating habits! With the help of the “Coach” of the National Junior Juggling Team and the audience of enthusiastic elementary school children, Johnny learns how to juggle the foods he eats to wind up with a balanced diet. FOODPLAY introduced USDA’s new MyPlate food guide, helping children learn to fill half their plates with a rainbow of colors from fruits and vegetables, choose GO foods from all five food groups, and cut down on soda and sweetened drinks. Children learn how to see through TV commercials, decipher food labels, and make choices that are good for their health and good for the health of the planet. As the children walk away to the beat of “Treat Your Body Right!” FOODPLAY’s message comes in loud and clear – feed healthy foods to your body, positive messages to your mind, and have fun being active every day!

For more information on Foodplay, free snack recipes,and tips for kids and families:http://www.foodplay.com/ Other kids' health information is available at www.letsgo.org. 

The Wellness Team extends a special thanks to Martha Poliquin,Food Service Director,Kim Walker, Kitchen Manager and all of the wonderful kitchen staff for their hard work in bringing healthy GO foods to our school lunch daily. We also wish to thank FEF (Falmouth Education Foundation) for their support of wellness activities in Falmouth. 

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FES students enjoying the show