Florida’s Education Commissioner is calling a local elementary school a “trailblazer” for trying to develop healthy eating habits among its students.
Speaking during an event this week at Desoto Trail Elementary School, Florida Education Commissioner Pam Stewart recognized the school’s students.
“DeSoto Trail leads in excellence in academics,” she said. “And, we know that because you students, perform very well, each and every single day.”
Stewart also called the school, “a leader” for taking strides to reduce childhood obesity.
“You were the first and only school in Florida—that in 2015—earned the Gold National Recognition Award from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation [clapping] and that award was given to schools that have implemented changes to creating healthier environments at the school,” she added.
For example, Stewart says on a recent menu, school students had turkey nachos—which she says are not only tasty, but healthy as well.
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