Survey reveals parents rely on schools to encourage healthier eating habits
Two-thirds (66%) believe both schools and parents share the responsibility of offering and teaching kids about nutrition.
Revolution Foods, Oakland, Calif., surveyed 1,001 parents nationwide to understand city-wide wellness as students return to school following the holidays. The study, which surveyed parents of school-age children, revealed that about two-thirds (65%) of parents look to their kids’ schools to encourage healthy habits and deliver nutritious meals.
“The New Year is the perfect time for families to reevaluate wellness goals, and for many, this includes encouraging healthy habits in and out of school. For millions of parents though, access to healthy foods remains a challenge," says Kristin Groos Richmond, chief executive officer. "This, combined with the federal government's recent relaxing of school nutrition guidelines, emphasizes the need for schools to be equipped with valuable tools and resources to educate kids about healthy food. By providing increased access to nutritious meals, companies like ours help families build lifelong healthy eaters, which can ultimately enhance positive academic outcomes today and foster future success."