Healthy Eating Toolkit
Feast on these nutrition resources—for use at home or at school—to get your kids or students inspired to eat better and build healthy habits.
About the toolkit
Encourage healthy eaters
This interactive toolkit, sponsored by Dole, is your one-stop shop for all things nutrition. Eating better helps improve kids’ learning, behavior, and emotional health, so start building healthy habits with these recipes, resources, and ideas on a variety of topics. Check back regularly for new and updated content.
About the toolkit
Create healthy learners
This interactive toolkit, sponsored by Dole, is your one-stop shop for all things nutrition. Eating better helps improve kids’ learning, behavior, and emotional health, so start building healthy habits with these recipes, resources, and ideas on a variety of topics that can be incorporated into the school day. Check back regularly for new and updated content.
For school fundraisers, instead of selling candy, chocolate, and cookies…
…sell fresh produce baskets, homemade granola, trail mix, or yogurt pops.
Add positive vibes to your child’s snack or lunch with an encouraging “bananagram.”
Ways to take action at your child's school
Need a healthy recipe for a sick day? How about a Meatless Monday? The Dole Living Fresh guide has recipes for any occasion.
For school fundraisers, instead of gift certificates to fast food restaurants…
…try a healthy cooking competetion or sell a family recipes cookbook.
Want kids to love vegetables? Try these tips.
Nutrition bang for your buck: Check out Dole’s Budget Cookbook with 25 easy, healthy, and affordable recipes.
Need to hydrate? Instead of soda, sugary juices, and sports drinks…
…offer sparkling water, squeeze your own juice, and flavor water with fresh fruit and herbs.
Help “progress towards produce” by using sensory experiences to introduce kids to fruits and veggies.
Don’t leave without your list! Check out the health (and budget) benefits of shopping with a list.
Make nutrition engaging for elementary students with the Dole guide “Getting Healthy is Fun: Lesson Plans, Games, & Activities.“
Write a playful joke or message of encouragement on a “bananagram” to make for a friendlier snack time.
Need to hydrate? Instead of soda, sugary juices, and sports drinks…
…offer sparkling water, squeeze your own juice, and flavor water with fresh fruit and herbs.
Help “progress towards produce” by using sensory experiences to introduce kids to fruits and veggies.
For school fundraisers, instead of selling candy, chocolate, and cookies…
…sell fresh produce baskets, homemade granola, trail mix, or yogurt pops.
Ways to Incorporate Nutrition Into the School Day
Apply for a school grant to introduce or improve nutrition programs at your school!
For school fundraisers, instead of gift certificates to fast food restaurants…
…try a healthy cooking competetion or sell a family recipes cookbook.
