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School-based produce stands serve as the cornerstone of UNI's approach to nutrition education. UNI fruit stands provide healthy snacks in quantities appropriate for children such as bags of grapes for twenty-five cents.
 
Fruit Stands

School-based produce stands serve as the cornerstone of UNI's approach to nutrition education. These markets, operated by students, combine entrepreneurial education and problem-solving. By seeking to improve their own diets and the nutritional habits of their peers and families, children serve as change agents. This program improves diets by increasing access to fruit and vegetables.

Access to quality, affordable produce is a problem in low-income communities that particularly affects children. UNI fruit stands provide healthy snacks in quantities appropriate for children such as bags of grapes for twenty-five cents. Children purchase healthy snacks to support their peers and because they see other children eating fruits and vegetables as after-school snacks. Shopping at the school-based fruit stand becomes a part of the after-school ritual of walking home. Providing healthy snacking options at convenient after-school produce stands helps children establish healthy and diverse purchasing habits and improve after-school snacking behavior.

Fruit Stand has grown to involve in-classroom lessons. The lessons often teach students the nutrition or economics that goes into doing fruit stand.

For more information, contact Lisa Chau at hchau-at-sas.upenn.edu.

 
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