School-age children spend the bulk of their waking hours at school. The Youth Nutrition Program/5-2-1-0 offers easily accessible resources for teaching about fruits and vegetables, screen time, physical activity and no sugary drinks. If you’re a teacher, school administrator or campus nurse, these resources will help you promote the 5-2-1-0 principles to your students.

• 5-2-1-0 Lesson 1 Videos – Use these video lessons to introduce and promote 5-2-1-0 principles to your students.
  • Video 1: Breakfast Chat – Watch Video
  • Video 2: Fruit and Vegetables – Watch Video
  • Video 3: Grains – Watch Video
  • Video 4: Proteins – Watch Video
  • Video 5: Dairy – Watch Video
  • Video 6: Extras – Watch Video
  • Video 7: My Plate – Watch Video
• In-Person Evaluation Form (PDF) – Use this form to measure results before and after using the 5-2-1-0 program.
• Share Your Ideas – School and community support is critical to the 5-2-1-0 program’s success. Have you implemented a great 5-2-1-0 idea? We’d love to hear from you! Send your success stories and photos to 5210BayArea@sutterhealth.org.

5-2-1-0: Numbers to Live By

• 5-2-1-0 Brochure (PDF) English | Spanish
• Poster Contest (PDF) English | Spanish

Eat at Least 5 Fruits and Vegetables Every Day

• Fruit and Vegetable Log (PDF) – Use this chart to write down the fruits and vegetables you eat for three days during the next week.
• Healthy Word Problems (PDF) – These clever math problems reinforce 5-2-1-0 principles.
• Choose My Plate – This extensive site by the USDA encourages healthy eating for all ages.
• Cooking Up Change – A culinary competition that challenges high school students to create a delicious, nutritious school lunch for about $1 per meal. In addition to spotlighting student culinary talent, this organization highlights the challenges of serving fresh, healthy school meals and the importance of reforming our school food systems.
• Fit to Learn – Professional development program that helps teachers incorporate nutrition and fitness into kids’ learning.
• The FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Education Resource Library – A collection of vetted educational materials on food safety and nutrition.
• University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition Resources’ – A free, online training provides early childhood educators with ways to incorporate healthy eating and physical activity into the lives of young students.
• Farmers Markets and Community Supported Agriculture – Find out how local farmers markets and CSAs connect families with fresh, seasonal foods.
• National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month – This national campaign offers a free online toolkit for raising awareness at your school during the month of September.
• Nutrition Month – Games, tip sheets, handouts and more to promote nutrition during March.

Keep Recreational Screen Time to 2 Hours or Less Every Day

• Commercials Counter (PDF) – This activity gives students an idea of just how much time they spend absorbing ads on TV.
• Elementary and Middle School Curriculum for Safe Media Consumption – This program was created by iKeepSafe, an international organization that teaches youth positive, safe media consumption.
• Healthy Kids, Healthy Future – Access activities and games to get kids away from screens and moving more.
• Screen Free Week – Join this annual national initiative to unplug for a week.

Include at Least 1 Hour or More of Active Play Every Day

• Jump Rope Contest (PDF) – Motivate students with this fun activity.
• Action for Healthy Kids – Check out tools and resources to encourage active play at school.
• Walk or Bike to School Day – Register your school to participate in this national initiative, held every May.
• Active Schools – Use these well-developed activities to help your classrooms become more active.

Skip Sugar Sweetened Beverages; Drink Water Instead

• Why Drink Water? – Get the scoop on how water helps your body – and how to identify less-than-healthy drinks.
• Tips for Drinking Less Sugar and More Water – Instead of high-calorie sodas and sweet beverages, drink more water and low-sugar alternatives.
• Water Log (PDF) – Use this easy chart to track your water intake.
• United Nations World Water Day – Raise world water awareness with this annual campaign, held in March.
• Drinking Water Week – Held the first week in May, this initiative connects water professionals with the community.
• Rethink Your Drink – This California program provides lessons on decreasing sugary beverage and promoting healthy beverage consumption.
• Water in Schools –This campaign involves teachers, administrators and community members in making water more available in schools.
• Classroom Activities – Organize hydration stations during Walk or Bike to School Day, track the amount of water used in a classroom sink, start a campaign to raise funds for water projects in developing nations, or assign a research or poster project on the importance of hydration.