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ForwardMonday Concurrent Block 1: Teaching Kitchens in Schools: Harvesting a District Model for Culinary Nutrition
Consumption of fruits, vegetables, and fiber is associated with decreased risk of obesity, diabetes, cancer and other chronic diseases. Yet it was estimated in 2017 that less than 7% of US high school students were meeting fruit and vegetable intake recommendations, and in 2021, 49% of children ages 1-5 had not eaten a vegetable in the entire preceding week. The difference between the amount of daily fiber recommended and the amount actually consumed has been coined the “fiber gap,” which is larger amongst individuals of racial and ethnic minorities and those struggling with food insecurity. Children eat up to 50% of their daily caloric intake while at school and 60% of US students participate in the National School Lunch Program, which makes schools a high impact setting for nutrition intervention. However, available data suggest that school meals fall short of recommended fiber content. Farm to School and culinary nutrition programming help address the fiber gap by providing all students with hands-on experiences that improve nutrition literacy while offering them exposure to local produce prepared in tasty creative ways in their school meals. In this session, a lifestyle medicine certified physician from the Medical University of South Carolina Boeing Center for Children’s Wellness, a registered dietitian from Clemson University Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, and the Farm to School coordinator at F1S will explore how The Farm at F1S has successfully integrated a district-wide Farm to School program through its state-of-the-art facility. Metrics for Harvest of the Month will be shared including staffing costs, barriers to food service incorporation, pounds and servings of local produce distributed to students, feedback from students and staff, and fiber content of meals provided. Scientific evidence and financial framework supporting this scalable model will be described with the goal of offering valuable insights to participants who desire to incorporate culinary nutrition programs within their local school district. Don’t have a state-of-the-art school farm near you? Participants will learn how to build effective partnerships, increase farm-to-school programming from available funding sources, leverage teaching kitchen activities to increase student nutrition literacy, and create sustainable, plant-forward school nutrition programming in any district.
Learning Objectives
- Explain why schools are a high impact setting for pediatric nutrition intervention.
- Describe the nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program, recent improvements, and remaining fiber gap.
- Discuss policy, system, and environmental strategies that support plant-based food introduction into school meals.
- Draft a list of actionable ways that farm-to-school culinary nutrition programming could be incorporated into their local school district.
- Develop sustainable partnerships needed to integrate culinary nutrition programming into their local school district.
- Kathleen C. Head, MD, MS, MPH, DipABLM
- Jeffery D. Murrie
- Hannah K. Wilson, PhD, RDN, LD
Available Credit
- 1.00 AAFP Prescribed
The AAFP has reviewed Monday Concurrent Block 1: Teaching Kitchens in Schools: Harvesting a District Model for Culinary Nutrition and deemed it acceptable for up to 1.00 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 11/15/2025 to 1/15/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 ABIM Medical Knowledge
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participation completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
- 1.00 ABLM MOC
The American Board of Lifestyle Medicine has approved 1.00 maintenance of certification credits (MOC) for this learning activity.
- 1.00 ABS Accredited CME
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
- 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
Rush University Medical Center designates this knowledge-based Enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 contact hour(s) for pharmacists.
- 1.00 ACPE Technician
Rush University Medical Center designates this knowledge-based Enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 contact hour(s) for pharmacy technicians.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Rush Medical Center designates this Enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 ANCC
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- 1.00 APA
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- 1.00 ASWB
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- 1.00 Attendance
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- 1.00 CPEU
This Enduring material has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Completion of this activity awards 1.00 CPEUs.
- 1.00 NBC-HWC
The National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) has approved 1.00 continuing education credits for this learning activity: .
- 1.00 Occupational Therapy CE
Rush University Medical Center is an approved provider for physical therapy (216.000378) and occupational therapy (224.000220) by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. Rush University Medical Center designates this Enduring material for 1.00 continuing education credits.
- 1.00 Participation (AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for non-MDs)
Rush University Medical Center designates this Enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 Physical Therapy CE
Rush University Medical Center is an approved provider for physical therapy (216.000378) and occupational therapy (224.000220) by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. Rush University Medical Center designates this Enduring material for 1.00 continuing education credits.