Educators play a key role in empowering students to learn more about the importance of nutrition and physical activity and supporting students in applying health content knowledge to healthy practices. Nutrition education is a continuum of learning experiences to develop knowledge and skills that become lifelong healthy practices. Knowing how and why to eat healthy is important, as is having positive attitudes or preferences toward healthy foods, including fruits and vegetables. However, knowledge alone does not enable students to adopt healthy eating behaviors, therefore, standards-based health education that also develops skills is important.
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