2018 Education

2018 EDUCATION MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS MARCH 1, 2018 Page 19 math and reading skills. Every student that eats at school is given a main entree, fruit, 100% juice, and milk daily." District 27 Schools participate in several health and physical education programs offered through Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital's Community Health Collaborative (CHC). The Coordinated Approach To Child Health (CATCH) program is designed to help children understand the importance of nutrition and exercise. Angie Whiteman serves as the CHC's specialist for CATCH. [Here, during a Relay for Life held at Adam's School last May, Whiteman plays a familiar spin the wheel game she plays with students to inspire fitness and good nutritional choices.] Whiteman regularly goes into schools to work with kids, teachers and staff. The nation-wide program includes a catch-phrase 'Go, Slow, Whoa' to help kids (and adults) choose foods most healthy for them. Go Foods are good to eat almost anytime, such as skim and low-fat milk. Slow Foods are sometimes foods that shouldn't be eaten every day, such as waffles and pancakes. Whoa Foods are the least healthy and the most likely to cause weight problems if eaten all the time. They are once-in-a-while foods, such as French fries. In the classroom, Whiteman often provides fruits and veggies for taste testings, and sometimes even helps teachers with lesson plans from the CATCH curriculum. Bruce Broccoli and Stella Strawberry also make visits to the schools. The 'Whoa, Slow, Go Foods' define the new classification system of the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; part of the CONTINUED →