Setting Up

Before starting Crunch&Sip^® in the classroom, teachers could discuss:

• Amount of fruit and vegetables students currently eat
• Amount of water students currently drink
• Importance of fruit, vegetables and water as part of a healthy diet. See healthy eating
• Recommended daily servings
• Classroom rules for eating and drinking
• Food and drink that is and isn't allowed. See permitted list

To keep it going, teachers could:

• Remind students to keep a bottle of water on their desk or in an allocated place in the classroom
• Remind parents to provide fruit or vegetables with notes or brochure
• Choose a structured five minute Crunch&Sip^® break in the morning or afternoon
• Encourage students to eat a small piece of fruit or vegetables in the classroom during the break
• Encourage students to drink plain water throughout the day
• Remind students at the end of the day to bring their fruit or vegetables for the next day
• Use the weekly or monthly tally for students to stamp or colour as a record of their participation
• Use the weekly or monthly tally of the days during the week that fruit or vegetables and water were eaten during the Crunch&Sip^® classroom break

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