NAME___________________________

Date_______________

Cafeteria Nutrition Project

Outcome 9.5: Evaluate a variety of healthy food policies and plan to participate in the development, revision,
and/or implementation of a healthy food policy in the community.
Outcome 9.11: Analyze the health opportunities and challenges and establish personal health promotion goal
statements related to comprehensive approaches to safety, non-curable infections/diseases, romantic relationships,
addictions, tragic death and suicide, chronic illness, and sexual health.
Healthy food policies are important so that schools have a guideline as to what types of meals should be provided.
Healthy food policies include:
-food from all food groups
-healthy food choices
-options for special dietary restrictions
-Portion size guidelines
Criteria
Food groups

4
All food groups are
present each day with
one vegetarian option
and gluten free options

3
All food groups are
present each day with
one vegetarian option

2
All food groups present,
no vegetarian option

1
Some food groups are
present

Healthy choices

Different choices

Individual
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Serving Size

All choices are healthy

and match the food
guide reccomendations
(one dark green and
orange vegetable each
day)
Every day has different
lunch and breakfast
options
Effectively analyzes the
challenges that students
face with healthy eating
and why food guides are
important
Serving sizes are
indicated and follow the
food guide

All choices are healthy

and match the food
guide reccomendations.

Most food choices are

healthy and match most
food reccomendations

Food choices are not

healthy

Most days have different

lunch options and
breakfast options, some
days are repeated
Analyzes the challenges
that students face with
healthy eating and
vaguely states why food
guides are important
Serving sizes are
indicated

Only lunch options, all

are different.

Only lunch options

available, some are
repeated.

States challenges that

students face with
healthy eating

Little to no analyzation of
the challenges students
face with healthy eating
and why food guides are
important.
Serving sizes are not
clearly indicated.

Serving sizes are

indicated for some foods

TOTAL________20