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Can You Meet the Challenge?
Are You Ready to be a Gold Award School?
The Idaho Child Nutrition Programs encourages you go for the Gold in the HealthierUS School Challenge! This is a way to provide your students with the healthiest meals possible and get recognized for all of the great, hard work that you do!
The HealthierUS Challenge award is only given to elementary schools, but the Idaho State Department of Education encourages all schools to work towards the goals and to give their students the opportunity to have award winning meals.
On this website you can find the following helpful resources:
- Idaho HealthierUS Challenge Manual which provides step by step instructions for meeting Challenge requirements as well as suggestions from Idaho's only Gold Award Winner.
- HealthierUS Challenge Application (in a PDF version or the editable excel version).
- Whole Grain Recipes shared from Gooding Elementary, Idaho's Gold Award Winner.
If you are interested in applying for the HealthierUS Challenge contact:
Heidi Martin, R.D.,L.D.
Coordinator, Child Nutrition Programs
State Department of Education
650 West State Street
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: 1-208-332-6827
E-mail: hcmartin@sde.idaho.gov
Do you have whole grain recipes you would like to share? Send them to Heidi Martin at hcmartin@sde.idaho.gov.
More information can be found on the USDA's website at: www.fns.usda.gov/tn/HealthierUS/index.html
2008 New HealthierUS Challenge Requirements
 Final 2008 US Challenge Requirement |
| Comparison of 2004 and 2008 criteria |
All applications for the HealthierUS Challenge received after December 31, 2008 must meet the requirements of the new 2008 criteria.
HealthierUS Challenge Downloads
Editable Challenge ApplicationGold Award Winner
Congratulations to Idaho's Only HealthierUS Challenge Gold Award Winner: Gooding Elementary!
