October Healthy Lunch Winners are Nejwa Elghoul and Ali Salman.  Our most improved lunch award goes to Malak Zahr!   Congratulations and keep up the great work!! We are so proud of you!   Beginning in November (tomorrow) students will receive credit for up to two fruits and up to two vegetables each, but not more.  This will keep someone from running away with the lead because they brought 5 bananas every day.    LOL!   A student who brings a healthy entrée, a fruit, a vegetable, and water, should receive 4 points a day.  If they don’t bring additional juices or  snacks – they receive 2 bonus points. That equals about 80-120 points for the month.  The following is a break down of our class:

24%  received 100 points or more

14% received 80-90 points

33% received 50-60 points

29% received fewer than 50 points (range was between 29-47)

Corresponding with that – almost all of our students lost a few pounds this month.  We are so proud of them.  When it comes to weight loss, 80% of it is food choices and 20% of it is exercise.  We are seeing results from students healthy choices!  I should also note, most students who didn’t lose, maintained their weight.  AWESOME WORK!!!!

November Goal – only one food in  the “o point” category.  This might mean choosing between chips and a dessert.  We discussed this with the students and they are all up for the challenge.  The idea is not to eliminate their favorite treats – but learn how to manage them so they are eating them in moderation.  They are doing such a great job, we would love to see more students move into the 80-90 point range!!!!

On that note – have a safe and fun Halloweeen!