Meet Charlotte: Sharing the importance of student nutrition for her and her school

Hello! I’m a 11-year-old girl in grade six and I think it’s really important that all kids have access to good nutrition! Student Nutrition Programs at schools are a great way to make that happen.

At my school we currently have a snack bin and a lot of kids benefit from it. We are hopefully getting a breakfast program as well. The snack bins are great because if we run out of food or forget our lunch in the morning, we have that extra food to fill us up so we can focus better during class time. It also helps us have more energy throughout the day.

I’m very excited for a breakfast program to come to our school because me and a bunch of my friends are always sleeping late during school days and never have time to eat breakfast. When we have a breakfast program, we won’t be super hungry and not feeling well in the morning in class. My mom says I can get “hangry”, so I think the teachers will be happy that they won’t have to deal with that!

I feel really lucky that we have these programs at our school. They help all the students so much! Hopefully one day every kid can say they have the chance to eat nutritious food at their school too.

- Charlotte Minkhorst, Grade 6

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