At my middle school, the Fuel Up to Play 60 team worked with the school district to get the National Dairy Council’s breakfast recipes on the regular breakfast menu. We will be showcasing the Mega-Cheese Muffin, Fruity Flatbread, and Peaches-N-Cream Waffle Dunkers. The kids will also get a free taste test of a smoothie that the team made.
We started out by brainstorming ideas and researching the recipes on the Western Dairy Association website. We then actually cooked the foods after school in the Fine Arts kitchen. Our group split into 4 teams and videoed each other while we were cooking our breakfast recipes. We’ve posted videos on YouTube of each team cooking the breakfast ideas. Then I went home that day and made the Peach Waffle Dunkers.
The next morning we had a presentation to our principals, food service personnel and the staff in the Central Office. Our food service director loved our recipes and was very impressed with the knowledge of the Fuel Up to Play 60 team about each recipe. After a couple of weeks, we got the exciting news about having our ideas integrated on the breakfast menu for National Breakfast week.
National Breakfast week is March 2 – March 6. Our team will join the Lunch Ladies and Food Service staff in the lunch room every day to help promote our breakfast ideas and kick off Fuel Greatness. We want to teach the students at Lincoln Middle School how important it is to eat a healthy breakfast every morning, and the impact it can have on their school day. We have learned through the Healthy Eating Plays that a healthy breakfast increases energy, helps students focus and learn better in the classroom. We will get feedback about the ideas and every 2 weeks our ideas will be eaten by students. This never would have happened if it weren’t for my Fuel Up to Play 60 team.
Brad
Wyoming State Ambassador
8th Grade
i agree- healthy breakfasts are important! A boy in my class said he didn’t have breakfast that morning, and I wanted to help. I made 3 posters advertising fuel up to play 60 and explained why healthy breakfast is important. After all, it’s the most important meal of the day! Hope this inspired someone.
I agree too. Healthy breakfasts are very very important
That is a really good idea. I like that others can learn about eating healthy and how important breakfast is.
I love that you’re helping.
Ayeeee
breakfast is good for your health
Good way to stay healthy # cool healthier and good for you brain