Step 1: Familiarize yourself with your district’s wellness policy and beverage standards

The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 mandated that every school district participating in the National School Lunch and/or School Breakfast Programs establish a local wellness policy by the start of the 2006-2007 school year. As part of this wellness policy, school boards must adopt nutrition guidelines for all foods and beverages available on each campus during the school day, with the objectives of promoting student health and reducing childhood obesity.