The World Health Organization (WHO) makes the following five recommendations with respect to both populations and individuals: Recommendations World Health Organization
1.3 American Heart Association / World Cancer Research Fund / American Institute for Cancer Research. 1.2 United States Department of Agriculture. Nutrition facts labels are also mandatory in some countries to allow consumers to choose between foods based on the components relevant to health. Various nutrition guides are published by medical and governmental institutions to educate individuals on what they should be eating to be healthy. The requirements for a healthy diet can be met from a variety of plant-based and animal-based foods, although a non-plant source of vitamin B12 is needed for those following a vegan diet. Ī healthy diet may contain fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and may include little to no processed food or sweetened beverages. A healthy diet provides the body with essential nutrition: fluid, macronutrients, micronutrients, and adequate food energy. Ī healthy diet is a diet that helps maintain or improve overall health. Good Food for Oxford Schools increases knowledge of delicious, healthy, fresh, local foods and extends this learning from the classroom to the cafeteria to home.Some healthy foods including beans, grains, cauliflower, cantelope, pasta, bread, orange, turkey, salmon, carrots, turnips, zucchini, snowpeas, string beans, radishes, asparagus, summer squash, lean beef, tomatoes, and potatoes. Work with families includes healthy and delicious cooking classes, shared meals, and experiential learning in grocery stores, at farmers markets, and at area farms. Working in the classroom with students, and with families after school, GFOS teaches the importance of a nutrient-rich diet that utilizes local foods when available.Įducation includes classroom lessons that link seeds to plants to meals at the elementary level, and the creation of food-themed clubs for students at the middle and high schools. Overseen by the Food Services Department of the Oxford School System, GFOS leverages “farm to school” principles to bring local farm produce into school cafeterias that serve more cooked-from-scratch and fresh menu items. Good Food for Oxford Schools (GFOS) is an initiative of the Oxford School District in Oxford, Mississippi to improve cafeteria menus and simultaneously educate students and their families.
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