We are content with our current mix of beverages as they meet our district’s newly adopted policy.  Why should we make a change now?

We commend you for creating a beverage policy.  However, if your school or district beverage policy is less restrictive than that of the Alliance, we would encourage you to adopt the Alliance School Beverage Guidelines.  These developmentally appropriate Guidelines were created using current nutrition science, including the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005 as well as the American Heart Association’s Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Children and 2006 Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations.  They balance children’s nutritional and hydration needs with appropriate caloric consumption while giving older students in high school a wider range of lower calorie and more nutritious choices.